Product description
Special Releases is a limited series of Diageo whiskies released every autumn.
It debuted in 2002 and is made from the finest single malt and single grain barrels from the group's portfolio, bottled in a cask strength version without chill filtration. The 2022 release included 7 single malts (Mortlach NAS, Oban 10 years old, Talisker 11 years old, Clynelish 12 years old, Lagavulin 12 years old, Singleton of Glen Ord 15 years old, Cardhu 16 years old) and one single grain whisky, Cameron Bridge 26 years old. The Cardhu 16 years old presented here was aged in re-charred, multi-fill barrels (American oak) and finished in barrels seasoned with Jamaican rum.
Nose: sweet rum, milkshake, white chocolate, vanilla, crème brûlée, pralines, grilled pineapple, pears in syrup and a pinch of cinnamon.
Taste : mild, vanilla cream, toffee, butter cookies, brown sugar, pineapples, applesauce, pears, bananas, mango and a touch of oriental spices.
Finish: medium long, with notes of vanilla, toffee, marzipan, stewed apples and pears and toasted oak.