Cardhu 14 Year Old 2021 Special Release Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl

Cardhu 14 Year Old 2021 Special Release 70cl

Bottled for the 2021 batch of Diageo Special Releases, this 2006 Cardhu 14-year-old has been finished in red wine casks before bottling at its cask strength of 55.5%.

It now seems clear that the average age of each year's Special Release whiskies varies inversely with the amount of design and marketing blurb generated for them. Aficionados of the genre will enjoy this Cardhu bottling's subtitle: The Scarlet Blossoms of Black Rock.

A fabulous 14 year old Cardhu single malt Scotch whisky, presented as part of Diageo's 2021 Special Releases. This expression was initially aged in refill American oak casks, but following that, it was treated to a finishing period in red wine casks. This has helped to impart a subtle red fruit sweetness to the whisky, while keeping the Cardhu character at its core. Big ol' tree on the label, too, tying into the 'Legends Untold' theme of the 2021 Special Releases.

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