Cardhu Amber Rock

After The Glenlivet, in our Scotland tour, we went to Cardhu, famous distillery of Helen Cummings, a true whisky legend. It is also the spiritual home of Johnnie Walker, and it has been refurbished completely after the pandemic. After a very pompous distillery tour, we ended at the tasting table to grab 6 expressions, but we were left alone by the distillery tour guide, who wasn't too eager to teach us about the whiskies that they were offering us. Well, leaving that aside, the first whisky we had was the Cardhu "Amber Rock", bottled at 40%abv and finished in ex bourbon casks. On the nose, pretty fruity. Pears, honey, vanilla. Sider. Apple juice, pear juice. Honey aroma has intensified after a couple of sips On the palate, it starts with a pear peel. Pepper, salt and honey. It is like a pear bathed in vanilla syrup. Aftertaste is very, very simple but truly enjoyable. It has two notes, but they are delivered wonderfully. Hay and tobaccco. Simple but good. Overall, for a 50 dollar whisky, this one is fairly good. I am not a super fond fan of Cardhu, but this one passes the test. Not overly complex and really fruity. My score for it is 86 over 100.

‎Цвет золотой с янтарным отливом. ‎Аромат солодовый с медовыми нотками, цветочные тона, карамель. Аромат не резкий. ‎Вкус сладкий, медовый, с легкими карамельным нотами. Достаточно мягкий. ‎Послевкусие среднее, пряное, с ярко выраженной горчинкой. 84/100 Розлив: 08.06.2023

A poorer version of the 12, with a touch of spiciness and raw wine - difficult to explain. There's some cooked apples here and there, with maybe butter cookies and cinnamon. Ultimately forgettable.

Apples, caramel, and spiced rum flavors in a rich and malty dram. Not on par with the 12, but still a good contrasting single malt in the Cardhu line.

vanilla and sweet on the nose. brown sugar, spice on the palate with a hint of burnt marshmallow on the finish.

Sweet caramel apple nose, smooth caramel flavor and nutty finish, a touch of cinnamon.