Cardhu - Highland (Speyside) - 12 year old 40% vol - 700 ml italian wines

Cardhu - Highland (Speyside) - 12 year old 40% vol - 700 ml italian winesThe Cardhu distillery (known as Cardow at the time) was officially founded in 1824 by John Cumming a farmer who allegedly had been involved with illegal distillation at the site for at least a decade before 'legitimising' his business. In 1839, John's son Lewis took over the reigns at the distillery. The current Cardhu Cardow distillery isn't the 'original' one. In 1872 John Cumming's daughter in law Elizabeth Cumming decided to build a brand new

the ideal accompaniment to food

Colour: Light gold

with good peat

Here are the tasting notes for this unique liqueur:

before being bottled

prunes and caramel

regular grapefruit

petrichor and soy sauce

with something that’s not too far from the stupendous old 20yo silver and black label (1970s)

premium liqueur made from a unique blend of Irish whiskey

very complex on the nose

edged with espresso and baking spice