Description
A 3-year-old Cardrona single malt from New Zealand, matured as a marriage of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks and bottled at natural cask strength. It marks Cardrona spirit reaching legal whisky maturity.
Cardrona
Cardrona Just Hatched 3 Year Old, Bourbon & Sherry Cask, 65.8%
Catalog product detail, market evidence, tasting notes, reviews, and collection actions.
TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
Average Score
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Overall Rating
85.3/100
Great85.3 / 100
Based on 3 published Maltiply reviews.
- Nose
- Borage flower honey, vanilla and alpine freshness.
- Palate
- Weighted, sweet honeyed spirit with vanilla, spice and mineral character.
- Finish
- Spiced, warming and persistent.
Reviews
moonlit_notebook7 Oct85 / 100
At 65.8%, its sweet, spiced character sits alongside notably high strength.
Nose: Borage flower honey, Vanilla, Alpine freshnessPalate: Weighted, sweet honeyed spirit, Vanilla, Spice, Mineral characterFinish: Spiced, Warming, Persistent
Rrainy.sparrow23 Sept
87 / 100
The honeyed sweetness alongside vanilla and mineral character sounds appealing. The spiced, warming finish gives it a little more shape than sweetness alone, while the notes stay straightforward.
Nose: Borage flower honey, Vanilla, Alpine freshnessPalate: Weighted, sweet honeyed spirit, Vanilla, Spice, Mineral characterFinish: Spiced, Warming, Persistent
SSnowlineRover26 Aug
84 / 100
Vanilla and spice appeal, but the oak influence is unclear.
Nose: No tasting notes yetPalate: No tasting notes yetFinish: No tasting notes yet
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LatestSGD 94
HighSGD 94
LowSGD 94
Recently Sold
Listed value is based on sold auction prices and inclusive of auction fees (not including tax and shipping).
Australian Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Mar 29, 2026SGD 93.78
- Region
- Other
- Age
- 3 Years
- Vintage
- N.A
- Bottled
- N.A
- ABV
- 65.8%
- Volume
- 38cl
- Distillery
- Cardrona
- Origin
- New Zealand
- Cask type
- Bourbon & Sherry
- Bottling
- Official Bottling
- Peated
- N.A
- Single cask
- No
- Non-chill filtered
- Yes
- Cask origin
- N.A
- Cask no.
- N.A
- Batch
- N.A
- PPM
- N.A
- Barley
- 100% New Zealand-grown malted barley
- Fermentation
- N.A
- Master distiller (bottling)
- N.A
- Master distiller (distillation)
- N.A
- Limited edition
- N.A
- Bottle count
- N.A
- Has box
- N.A
- Closure
- Cork
- Presentation
- Bottle
- Series highlights
- Just Hatched; milestone bottling marking Cardrona reaching three years of maturation
- Historical context
- N.A
- Special release
- N.A
- Allocation
- N.A
- Nose
- Borage flower honey, vanilla and alpine freshness.
- Palate
- Weighted, sweet honeyed spirit with vanilla, spice and mineral character.
- Finish
- Spiced, warming and persistent.