The 2026 distillery exclusive release for Batch 3 is matured in a combination of 5 casks. Refill and Ex bourbon American oak casks, sherry seasoned and wine casks and highly charred American oak.
This is only available at the Cardhu Distillery in Speyside.
TASTING NOTES
Nose: Rich and fruity, Apples and Pears, notes of roasted cocoa and wood spice with citrus and floral top notes.
Palate: Full and complex, orchard fruits give way to sweet oak notes, heather honey and hints of caramel.
About Cardhu
Cardhu is a Speyside distillery near Archiestown, Moray, Scotland founded by the whisky smuggler John Cumming in 1824. The distillery is currently run by Diageo and the distillery's Scotch whisky makes up an important part of the famous Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.
The word "Cardhu" derives from the Scots Gaelic Carn Dubh, meaning "Black Rock".
Legally established in 1824 by John Cumming, as Cardow distillery, it’s been long suspected that distilling was carried out on this site since the early 1800s. The distillery was rebuilt in 1884, before the blending company of John Walker & Sons from Kilmarnock took an interest in the 1890s, as they went about acquiring stakes in various distilleries. In 1893, they purchased the distillery and Cardhu has been forever associated with the striding man. The distillery itself has grown in tandem with the Johnnie Walker brand and changed its name to Cardhu in 1981 with a visitor centre also constructed just prior to the millennium. Most famously, in 2002, it launches a vatted single malt which comprises of malts from other Diageo distilleries. This isn’t well-received in some parts of the industry, in particular by rival competitor William Grant & Sons. Diageo eventually cancels the range in 2004 and since has focused on building the Cardhu single malt range, which enjoys staunch international support in countries such as Spain.
