1980s Cardhu 12 Year Old Speyside

The Cardhu distillery (known as Cardow at the time) was officially founded in 1824 by John Cumming - a farmer who allegedly had been involved with illegal distillation at the site for at least a decade before 'legitimising' his business. In 1839, John's son Lewis took over the reigns at the distillery.The current Cardhu / Cardow distillery isn't the 'original' one. In 1872 John Cumming's daughter-in-law Elizabeth Cumming decided to build a brand new distillery from scratch on an adjacent piece of property. Cardow was extended in 1887 and purchased in 1893 by John Walker and Sons Ltd.

Colour: straw.

Nose: Mineral, grapefruit juice and a little passion fruit, praline and caramel… Goes on with orange juice, lemon pie, pastries and then something minty and slightly resinous. Hints of smoked meat… Complex and pleasant.

Mouth: Tea and we have nice quince, oranges, cereals, cake… And a Nicely minty finish.