Cardhu 12 Year Old (Pure Malt) - Early 2000s
- Distillery
- Cardhu
- Region
- Speyside
- Country
- Scotland
- Type
- Single Malt
- ABV
- 40%
- Age
- 12 years
- Price
- £99.99
- Tasting notes
- Malt Extract, Honey, Vanilla, Toasted
- Description
- Cardhu's 12-year-old Pure Malt from the early 2000s is a vintage Speyside expression predating modern labelling standards and blending practices. Cardhu's gentle, approachable character comes through with honey, orchard fruit, and subtle spice, characteristic of the distillery's traditional profile. This older bottling represents the distillery before recent focus on sherry maturation, offering a more neutral oak backdrop. Valuable for collectors assembling historical collections and those seeking the distillery's classic mainstream expression from two decades past.
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Cardhu 12 Year Old (Pure Malt) - Early 2000s is a 12-year-old single malt from Cardhu (Speyside, Scotland), bottled at 40% ABV. Expect sweet, oaky and delicately floral character — malt extract, honey, vanilla, toasted. An approachable dram, ideal for newcomers and casual sippers. A premium pour worth the price.
Cardhu's 12-year-old Pure Malt from the early 2000s is a vintage Speyside expression predating modern labelling standards and blending practices. Cardhu's gentle, approachable character comes through with honey, orchard fruit, and subtle spice, characteristic of the distillery's traditional profile. This older bottling represents the distillery before recent focus on sherry maturation, offering a more neutral oak backdrop. Valuable for collectors assembling historical collections and those seeking the distillery's classic mainstream expression from two decades past.
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