Cardhu 26 Year Old Duncan Tayor Rare Auld

Product Description

Single cask 2873 expression of the 6th best selling single malt in the world
- despite this we almost never see independent bottlings from Cardhu distillery. Distilled December 1984, bottled September 2011. 222 numbered bottles. Awarded 91 points by Whisky Fun.com Cardhu John & Helen Cumming began producing malt whisky using a single illicit still at their Cardhu Farm in 1811. Cardhu Distillery was officially established at Cardhu farm in 1824 & was equipped with two small stills. Output was quite small until a new purpose built distillery was constructed just up the road & equipped with four stills. Cardhu Distillery is a malt whisky distillery situated in Scotland’s Speyside whisky region & a contributor to Diagio’s Johnnie Walker blended scotch. Visitors are welcomed at the Cardhu Distillery visitor centre where distillery tours are available & the distillery is a participant in the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. Nose: Chocolate, toffee & hint of antiseptic cream. Orange candy grows. Very sweet & quite floral. Becomes a little bread like – nan bread with a touch of Turkish delights. Taste: Lots of orange notes, butter lemons, brown sugar, toffee & some dark fruits, brambles perhaps? Finish: Hot cross buns with oranges, some forest fruits & quite creamy.