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3rd September 2013 |
Cardhu 21
Year
Old
 This
is a unusually mature example of Cardhu
at 21 years old that should make an
interesting comparison with the 22 year
old Cardhu bottling released in 2005.
From Ex-bourbon American Oak casks
filled in 1991. Limited to 6000
bottles and bottled at a cask
strength of 54.2% ABV. RRP £160.
Cardhu 21 Year Old Tasting Notes
Producer's Tasting Notes:
Appearance:
Old gold; richer amber depths. Good
beading.
Nose:
Mild and at first quite shy. An early
creamy, fruity note of vanilla and
boiled sweets (bubble gum!) is faintly
underscored by a rich, floral perfume
with a cleansing edge. The creamy
fruitiness persists as dried figs,
rum-and-raisin ice cream, red apple
skins and beeswax. Later a malty,
biscuity base layer is revealed, as the
cleansing edge becomes a sharply defined
top layer. Overall, it’s a richer
vanilla custard and fruit trifle
creaminess that emerges. Water opens
things out, raising both fruit and
floral scents slightly, the boiled
sweets now mandarin-flavoured.
Body:
Fine and light.
Palate:
At natural strength, smooth and savoury,
with light acidity. Clean, refined,
pleasantly drying and delicate. Then
wonderfully aromatic with notes of black
cherry; growing spicy, warming and
elegant, with nutty, dark chocolate
offset by buttery shortbread. It’s even
softer with a drop of water. Now the
taste starts cooler and sweeter; still
savoury (mint on a fresh fruit salad)
but also newly spicy across the tongue.
Finish:
Long, aromatic and warming; smooth
vanilla balanced by juicy tangerine and
faint orange oil with spicy cedar, late
silky-smooth dryness and a wisp of
smoke.
Summary:
Summary: Clean and precisely structured;
delicate and feminine on the nose, yet
also robust, assured and unusually
spicy. A beautifully balanced malt in
which lusciously rich and indulgent
vanilla notes are complemented by
elegantly aromatic and refined tannins
in the palate and finish.
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