CARDHU - Amber Rock - 40%
Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland, founded in 1824 by whisky smuggler John Cummingand his wife Helen. The distillery was mainly run by Helen Cumming who sold bottles of whisky to passers-by through their farm window. Due to the hill the distillery was on, Helen could see the police coming in, putting flour on herself and saying that she was baking bread to cover the smell. She then offered them tea and hoisted a flag outside so that other nearby distilleries could see and act quickly on it. In 1885, the distillery was rebuilt on new land and the stills from the old distillery building were sold to William Grant who established the Glenfiddich Distillery. The new building and stills allowed Cardhu to produce triple the amount of whisky it could previously produce. The distillery is now run by Diageo and the whisky from the distillery is an important part of Johnnie Walker's blends. The word "Cardhu" derives from the Gaelic "Carn Dubh", meaning "Black Rock”.
In December 2003, Diageo caused controversy by stopping the production of Cardhu Single Malt and replacing it with a blended malt that they called “Pure Malt” using the same bottle design and label as their Single Malt. Sales of Cardhu Pure Malt dropped significantly due to the change and the distillery had to start producing Single Malt again in 2006.
Cardhu Amber Rock is the new edition of the iconic Single Malt 2014, but without age statement. It is aged in American ex-Bourbon oak barrels.
Unpeated