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Cardhu Special Cask Reserve

Brand Cardhu
Expression Special Cask Reserve
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Abv 40.00%
Produced at Cardhu Distillery
Region Speyside
Availability Spain, Portugal and France
Guide Price £26-£40 (US$41-US$65)

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 66 by Dave Broom and Martine Nouet.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Nose
Fragrant and quite grassy (hay). Light wood oil notes, almost varnish like with peach, strawberry stewed apple and green plum. With water there’s a toasty note, cigar box light caramel and a little mint. Interesting.
Palate
Good feel medium bodied mixing a dominant crisp dried grassy note with orange peel, chocolate and a creamy mid palate.
Finish
Spicy with chocolate but dries fairly quickly.
Comment
Well balanced and worth seeking out.

Martine Nouet

Nose
Slightly butyric. Touch of rancid butter. Malty, wet draff. Peaches in a honeyed syrup. The buttery aroma comes out more pleasantly.
Palate
Mouth coating, nearly syrupy. Very sweet. Malteasers, liquorice toffee.
Finish
Medium length. Sweet to the end. With a taste of stewed grass. Dry dust feel.
Comment
The first nose is not promising then the sweet maltiness wraps it in a more pleasant dress. You’ve got to have a taste for sweet drinks.

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