Cardhu 12 yo 1980 Johnnie Walker Japan's 1st Release

Back in the 1980's, Cardhu wanted to enter the Japanese markets, and to be effective in their sales, they used the oldest trick in the book: "Just put Johnnie Walker's Striding man in the bottle". Cardhu is actually Johnnie Walker's home, there is Cardhu in the heart of every blend they make. This is a very curious bottle, a collector's item, and of course i got it from the auction of "Perfect Collection" by Richard Gooding. Bottled at 40%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose, a typical aroma from Cardhu. Tobacco, horse stable, hay. There is some sweetness to it, like glazed ham, waldorf salad and cherry. On the palate, it is a very enjoyable dram. Salty for an Speysider; it has a green apple note and mango. Pepper. Sweet and spicy. Aftertaste is super fresh, apples, mint hard candy and a peaty/earthy note which is very nice. It is very dry. Overall, a single malt that is super easy to drink, very refreshing and well crafted. Not very complex, this is the least amazing whisky of the bottles i won at the "Perfect Collection" Auction. A beautiful piece of history, my score for it is 85 over 100.