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Cardhu was first run by John and Helen Cumming, who ran their illegal still alongside their legitimate farming venture. The whisky world's answer to Bonnie and Clyde, this boozing power couple ran quite a successful little venture down there in SPeyside. It looks like Helen was the one running the show most of the time. She even developed a clever system to alert other illegal distillers in the ar ...
85.5 / 100 · Based on 2 published reviews.
The apple and pear give this a clear, sweet fruit character, with honey and caramel adding warmth. The drying finish and sweet smoke make it a little less soft, but still sound well balanced.
PocketSoda12 AprThe finish gets the last word: lingering sweet smoke, honey, and oak, with a drying aftertaste. That push and pull between sweetness and dryness gives the description some shape, rather than ending on sweetness alone. Up front, apple and pear sit alongside caramel and oak spices; the palate carries those fruits and honey through, with pepper in the mix. A tidy, appealing arc, especially for anyone who likes a finish that hangs around but still dries out.
