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Cardrona Growing Wings 5 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #111, 2021, 65.7%
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Cardrona Growing Wings 5 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, Cask #111, 2021, 65.7%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 21
Average Score
Avg 79
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Description

In early 2011, Desiree Reid decided to pursue her dream of creating a New Zealand single malt that would stand tall on the international whisky stage. She travelled around the world for two and a half years learning from many master distillers, including the late Dave Pickerell. In 2013, she sold her farm and moved to Wanaka where she was able to find a suitable site for a distillery in Cardrona. This Cardrona Single Malt Whisky 'Growing Wings' is a 5-year-old expression, distilled in 2016 and bottled in 2021 at natural cask strength of 65.7% ABV. It was matured in an ex-Bourbon cask.

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Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
Yes
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
111
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
New Zealand's South Island, Canterbury plains
Fermentation
More than 70 hours
Master distiller (bottling)
Sarah Elsom
Master distiller (distillation)
Sarah Elsom
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
452
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Wooden Box
Series highlights
Growing Wings is a series that marks the five-year anniversary of the first spirit laid down at Cardrona, described as a 'progress report series' or a celebration of five years in oak.
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Caramel, toasted oak, warm baking spices. Rich toffee and vanilla, layered with buttery pear tarte tatin. Subtle Bourbon oak, delicate citrus nuance. Honey, orange oils and sweet lemon, butterscotch, creamy tablet and soft brown sugar, eucalyptus and a herbal note.
Palate
Layers of vanilla, honey, rich malt sweetness. Toffee-forward with vanilla-caramel and sweet, buttery pear tarte tatin. Full, velvety mouthfeel at cask strength, propelled by ex-Bourbon oak—warm spice, ripe fruit and a honeyed sweetness. Peppery and spicy with sweet caramel and fresh apple notes.
Finish
Long and smooth with lingering oak and spice. Long and luxurious, with toffee sweetness and a satin of buttery pear tarte tatin. Vanilla and Bourbon-spice emerge, adding warmth as the oak dries gracefully. Long and rich with lingering vanilla, treacle, roasted pecan, sherry spice, and dry oak.
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