Interesting fact… Cardhu 12 Year Old whisky spells its name whisky as it originates in Scotland. Had it been produced in America its name would be Cardhu 12 Year Old whiskey, instead of whisky.
Nose: Good body, decent sweetness, richness. Streaks of smoke, apple peels, bruised pears.Palate: Smooth, rounded, gentle sweetness, soft peat. A little smoke whispers sweet nothings.Finish: Long, dry smoke, malty touch of peat.
The Master of Malt
Better than some others in a taste test
A group of 14 males all preferred this whisky to the Ardbeg 10 the Glengoyne 12 and the Glengoyne 10. We also tried a few others but I can't remember what they were. These four were the best but the Carhu was favourite.
Chris
Jim Murray says that this malt has “The cleanest, uncluttered nose that you will ever find” and I can’t argue with that. It’d pleasantly balanced with a slight oliness, hints of toffee and burnt caramel, offset by its sweetness and a slight grassy note. The palate is quite full. A pleasant, uncomplicated marriage of soft, butter-toffee oak and citrus fruit. Quite oily with a not unpleasant alcohol nip and a slight peppery finish. Pleasant if a bit unexciting,. I imagine that this is the sort of spirit that blenders would die for.
steve
dont know so much about noses and under/overtones,the bottom line is i am fond of a drop of malt,tried to many to think about and without doubt this is the best ive had,ok im not lucky enough to blow £5000 on a shot of some prehistoric malt but i doubt it would match this,compaired to this your average(glenmorangie/talasker ect) is only fit to get oil off the driveway,a superb warm,full bodied malt that wont break the bank
jim
Started drinking Cardhu in eighties,best malt by a long way. Bottle is well styled to squeeze out last drop!!
William
Best malt i have tasted buy a long way :) The best of the best...love it.
Colin
THe best single malt by far. Take a sip and feel the gentle warm glow. Beautiful !!!!
Richard
Couldn't agree more with the above comments, it's the BEST, love it so much i daren't open a new bottle too soon, as I know that if I do then it will be gone to quickly!! OH DEAR!!
Ray
Great Malt Very Very Pleasant
Jay in Cornwall.
Just recieved a bottle of this beautiful single malt for my 50th (thanks Niccii) and first impressions are that it is a superbly flavoured scotch, slightly ahead of Jura's 'superstition' which I got for christmas (thanks Helen).
Jay in Cornwall
Sorry, I forgot to rate it.
Doug in Smyrna, Tennesse USA
Dollar for dollar the best I have ever tried. Cardhu and Oban definitely top my single malt list of favorites, Oban being a completely different breed.