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Could 18, 2022
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Little Duos, Right now Cardhu
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Nicely, really a trio since we simply discovered one other good previous one in Limburg. Anyway, the third Cardhu at this time will the one remaining Particular Launch 2021 that we’ve not tried but.
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Cardhu 12 yo (40%, OB, UK, 75cl, +/-1978) 
A type of glorious Cardhus straight from John Walker & Son in Kilmarnoch. Yep. Color: full gold. Nostril: truffles in every single place, fudge, toffee, milk chocolate, Nutella (apologies), nougat, with touches of pancake sauce and ‘previous tinbox’. Some stronger candy and malty beer, I might say. Somewhat ham. It is fatter than the present Cardhu 12 for positive, however not ‘that’ completely different on the nostril. Mouth: precisely what would nearly all the time occur while you attempt some a lot older variations of the heavy sellers (‘livet 12, ‘fiddich, ‘morangie, Macallan…), these whiskies have been merely fatter and deeper on the palate. Positive components of these variations ought to stem from good OBE, however nonetheless, even at 40% vol. the feel was oilier, the scope of flavours was wider, and they’d have teased the smokier, earthier and fatter edges of stated scope. End: slightly brief(ish) however neither cardboardy nor dusty. Some candy meatiness within the aftertaste, and even slightly honey. Maybe slightly spirit caramel too however who cares, after so a few years. Feedback: no two batches have been precisely the identical, however this was clearly one of many higher ones. Sure, regardless of the 40% vol.
SGP:452 – 87 factors. |
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Cardhu 12 yo (43%, OB, Simon Frères France, 75cl, +/-1978) 
That is the Cardhu we used to sip once I was a scholar in France. Principally, we have been solely having this and Glenfiddich anyway, so far as I can bear in mind and so far as malts have been involved. Certainly France was not fairly Italy. What, you say it nonetheless is not? Color: straw. Paler batch, excellent news. Nostril: a lot tighter, extra on hay and grasses, citrus, damp earth, waxes, lemon, plasticine… You would nearly imagine this might have been Clynelish. Critically! Mouth: holy featherless Prime Minister! That is extremely dense, waxy, oily, earthy and lemony and you might nearly imagine it’s some type of shochu. Anyway, some fermentary notes of sake, lemon lime and yuzu, chalk and barley, touches of umami (like), paraffin… And, err, Clynelish. End: not everlasting however nonetheless fairly lengthy, with a beautiful waxy sourness, lemons, chalk, and so on. Feedback: not the primary time I am stumbling upon a 90er amongst these previous Cardhus. Now as soon as once more, not all batches are of the identical high quality, even when bottled at 43 fairly than 40% vol.
SGP:452 – 90 factors. |
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Cardhu 14 yo 2006/2021 ‘The Scarlet Blossoms of Black Rock’ (55.5%, OB, Particular Launch 2021, Untold Legends)
This child was completed in wine casks. I do discover that this has turn into an obsession at many a distiller and that un-finished, pure malt whiskies are slowly changing into exceptions. Similar within the tea or potato crisps companies, would we add… Even at Pringles’! Color: white wine. Nostril: as anticipated, that is a lot lighter and fruitier than the previous expressions, rather more on pears and gooseberries, leaves (sauvignon blanc) and something from our associates Haribo’s. Positive and actually lighter, regardless of the extra-12 or 15%. With water: marshmallows and liquorice allsorts, plus greengage gin. Excuse me? Certainly, greengage gin does exist (quickly on WF!) Mouth (neat): good, trendy, recent and fruity, a lot simpler than the previous guys, however most likely extra unquestionable. Jellybeans, marshmallows, pear liqueur, acacia honey and rambutans. With water: superb straightforward trendy unsherried Speyside-style, fruity, syrupy, straightforward and really drinkable. The wine would not really feel ‘as wine’. End: medium, syrupy, a tad extra on citrus and stems. A drop of rose liqueur, maybe? Feedback: I might suppose you possibly can’t fairly name a Particular Launch ‘fairly a mass-pleaser’, however, properly, there, I simply did.
SGP:641 – 85 factors. |
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