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Cardhu 16 year old (Diageo Special Releases 2022), 58%

Price: 180 Issue: Winter 2022 Reviewer: Jonny McCormick Category: Single Malt Scotch

This Jamaican rum-finished Cardhu has a nose dominated by grapefruit flesh, with white pepper, ripening mango, zested lime, clementine peel, and grilled pineapple. The palate has bitter citrus and grapefruit acidity, pepper, clove, and a belligerent rush of cask-strength alcohol that cries out to be quelled with water. Once subdued, the rum sweetness shines alongside flavors of dried mango, green banana, vanilla, and aniseed