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| Hello, that is one among our (nearly) every day tastings. Santé! |
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Might 7, 2024
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WF’s Little Duos, right this moment younger Cardhu
Again from Andalusia the place we loved some wonderful PX ‘seco’ from Malaga (I would not swap a very good bottle of dry PX for a crate of ‘dulce’ PX), and the place Cardhu seems to nonetheless be fairly a powerful model, simply as in France. Let’s subsequently strive somewhat couple of younger Cardhus…
(Journal advert with some teaser, 1980)
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Cardhu 12 yo (40%, OB, +/-2023) 
We have final tried this pretty widespread and lightish expression in 2017 (WF 75). Earlier ‘white label’ bottlings from the Seventies and Eighties (8 yo, 12 yo) had been one thing else. Color: mild gold. Nostril: it is easy to think about why it is a long-standing success in Spain and France, it is a good ‘apéritif’ nostril, moderately recent, with some lower apples and somewhat agave syrup. Contemporary pack of Fruit Loops, then much more recent apples, additionally apple compote, pack of orange drops… Mouth: somewhat onerous to know after the nice nostril. Gentle bodied. Some bitterer grasses, mashes, bonbons, oversteeped inexperienced tea, macha tea, touches of bitterer zests… I might suppose this child actually wants just a few ice cubes. End: somewhat nicer, with some toasted oak, chocolate, mocha, nutmeg… Some components of this end remind me of recent younger Macallan. Oakier aftertaste, teas and natural teas… Feedback: rating nearly unchanged. We’ll strive it once more round 2019 – possibly.
SGP:241 – 74 factors. |
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Cardhu 12 yo ‘Wine Cask 2 hundredth Anniversary’ (40%, OB, 2023) 
Certainly, Cardhu is 200 this 12 months in 2024, nevertheless, it isn’t resistant to the affliction that has been affecting most Scottish malts for the previous two or 4 years: the huge use of desk wine (We’re not speaking about fortified wines like sherry, are we?). Having mentioned that, our pals in Scotland do not cease enhancing their strategies, so we’re not protected from a superb shock. Oh and appears like that is full-maturing, or at the very least a 3 years-and-1-day ending (so certainly maturation). Color: apricot. So, purple wine. Nostril: loses you fast. You do get crushed berries, peonies, flavoured pipe tobacco (cherry-seasoned), however you additionally discover butterscotch and treacle toffee, which simply everyone seems to be discovering fairly good. Together with this humble little taster. Nutshell, we’re between a moist fruitcake and a few no-less moist gingerbread. Mouth: fairly some motion regardless of the low energy, with sweets crammed with raspberry and pear liqueur, numerous cherry, or cherry pastries, speculoos, chocolate turrón (as I discussed we’re simply getting back from Spain), and a little bit of espresso… Briefly, it is like a cocktail or premix, however it’s moderately nicely finished. End: fairly lengthy, with these much more pronounced cherry notes, adopted by a little bit of thyme honey and peppermint sweet. Feedback: I need to admit I desire this unlikely concoction to the shy current customary 12-year-olds. Completely happy 2 hundredth anniversary, Cardhu.
SGP:551 – 79 factors. |
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Fast bonus: we simply discovered this one in one of many packing containers…
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Cardhu ‘Gold Reserve’ (40%, OB, +/-2015)
One of many first renditions of this very humble NAS. At 40% ABV and with out an age assertion, one should not anticipate any of Beethoven’s symphonies, proper. Color: pale gold. Nostril: very near the 12. Having them aspect by aspect is making this apparent, that is just a bit extra modest and instantly grassy and on inexperienced tea. I like each noses, however we all know that the satan is moderately lurking on our palates… Mouth: moderately unexpectedly, I like this one somewhat higher than the 12, however it’s nonetheless somewhat weak, tea-ish, barely bitter, with fruit peelings moderately than flesh. A little bit white chocolate, which appeals to the kid inside us all. End: somewhat quick, grassy, however not disagreeable. Bonbons and touches of pepper and gin within the aftertaste. Feedback: we hope for a particular model at the next proof quickly!
SGP:651 – 77 factors. |
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Properly, evidently the wine-boosted model was the favorite. I’ll must see a health care provider…
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