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- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Region Speyside
- Distillery Cardhu
- Style Single Malt Whisky
- Alcohol 40%*
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Double matured in ex-bourbon casks, Cardhu Amber Rock is a wood-forward revival of a traditional Speyside single malt.
Cardhu is a Speyside single malt established in 1824 by John Cumming and his wife, Helen. Both had been Whisky smugglers since 1811, outwitting the Excisemen with sheer cheekiness. Helen would disguise the mashing and fermenting as bread-making. Then, while the officers drank the tea she made for them, she would fly a red flag from the barn to warn their neighbours that revenue men were around.
In 1874 Helen handed the distillery to another strong woman, Elizabeth, the wife of her son. Elizabeth, known as The Queen of the Whisky Trade, rebuilt the distillery and doubled capacity. She made Cardhu one of the malt Whisky leaders.
You may know Cardhu as the signature base-malt of Johnny Walker, but it was a single malt long before the blenders got the hands on it. Happily, Diageo has restored it to its former glory. For their latest expression of the Cardhu range, they have married vintages of the main-line single-malt and then re-matured them … allowing the flavour profiles to integrate in the barrel.
What emerges is an aromatic, wood-forward dram with plenty of spice and character. And all of that spice and wood is a great balance for your next Whiskey-based cocktail—try it in a Manhattan and you will see what we mean.
SmartAss Corner
In Gaelic, Cardhu means “black rock.” They call this new offering—released for the first time last year—Amber Rock to recognize the color of the dram and its relationship to the traditional Cardhu name.
- Category Scotch
- Country Scotland
- Region Speyside
- Distillery Cardhu
- Style Single Malt Whisky
- Alcohol 40%*
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Amber Rock
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Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
When Elizabeth Cumming sold the distillery to Johnnie Walker in 1893, it was under the condition that the Cumming Family -- who made up a large part of the current staff -- continue on running the day-to-day operations.
Single malt stands for around 10% of the Scotch market. This is a malt containing only one grain, legally required to be barley in Scotland, and made at a single distillery.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
When the Cummings built their new distillery in 1885, the old stills were sold to William Grant, who used them to found Glenfiddich.
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
The word Cardhu comes from the Gaelic "Carn Dubh," which means "black rock."
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Whisky distilling goes way back to 1494 when the first recorded batch was made by a posse of monks who acquired about 60 gallons of barley and decided to turn it into "aqua vitae". They created the first 1,500 bottles of Scotch in History.
When Elizabeth Cumming sold the distillery to Johnnie Walker in 1893, it was under the condition that the Cumming Family -- who made up a large part of the current staff -- continue on running the day-to-day operations.
Single malt stands for around 10% of the Scotch market. This is a malt containing only one grain, legally required to be barley in Scotland, and made at a single distillery.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
A blended Scotch is a combination of different malts from different distilleries. It is typically made from grain Whisky but does include malt Whisky to give it a more complex body.
When the Cummings built their new distillery in 1885, the old stills were sold to William Grant, who used them to found Glenfiddich.
Beer and malt Whisky seem to have quite a bit in common. Both drinks begin with malted barley, which deliver the enzymes and sugars needed for fermentation when steeped in hot water. The two go their separate ways at the wash stage, where they're fermented or aged to become the adult beverages you know and love.
The word Cardhu comes from the Gaelic "Carn Dubh," which means "black rock."
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