1980s Cardhu 12 Year Old Speyside bretz wines

1980s Cardhu 12 Year Old Speyside bretz winesThe 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

placing it on the tongue and leaving it there until it melts in the mouth

Nose: Very elegant

mocha and cocoa

) slight dustiness

along with aromas of walnuts and smoked meat

Americans were traditionally whiskey drinkers unfamiliar with vodka and so sales were very slow

The whisky is a blend of five malt and grain whiskies

honey-coated nuts

all on fruit juices and liqueurs as well as vanilla crème and caramel

ripe apricots

although the colour was still predominately blue

Stravecchio (pronounced ‘Stra-Vech-Key-O