{"product_id":"cardhu-16-year-old-2022-special-release-single-malt-scotch-whisky","title":"Cardhu 16 Year Old 2022 Special Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Cardhu 16 Year Old 2022 Special Release Single Malt Scotch Whisky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        Diageo's Special Releases Collection is released annually and features whiskies from some of the world's most iconic distilleries. This year, the collection pushes the boundaries of aroma and flavor with bold expressions such as the Cardhu 2022 Special Release 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky that comes from the Cardhu Distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland. Initially matured in refill and re-charred American oak casks, it was finished in Jamaican pot still rum-seasoned casks, making for a deliciously sweet and tropical expression. Bottled at 116 proof, you can expect sweet fruitiness, pink grapefruit, mango, and citrus, as well as malty sweetness, toffee, and oak. It's a complex and elegant single malt that's approachable as well ― the markings of a great whisky.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nGrab your bottle of this 16-year-old single malt Scotch today!                            \u003cdiv class=\"caskers-brand-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Cardhu\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                            During the early 19th century, the British Crown was still recovering from the exorbitant costs of the Napoleonic Wars, and Parliament was tasked with the responsibility of finding new sources of revenue that could support Britain's European hegemony.  In 1823, Parliament passed the Excise Act, which required illegal distilleries throughout Scotland to apply for licensure and levied taxes on any spirits they distilled.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJust one year after the passage of the Excise Act, John and Helen Cummings founded the Cardhu Distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland.  In an effort to avoid the taxes levied on distilled spirits by the Excise Act, Helen would disguise the mashing and fermenting of grains at the distillery as bread-making.  In addition, while the tax collectors dispatched by the Crown enjoyed the tea and crumpets that she prepared, Helen would raise a red flag on the roof of her barn in order to warn her neighbors that Excise Officers had descended upon the region.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy 1872, the Cummings had passed the distillery on to their daughter, Elizabeth, and by the turn of the century, Cardhu Distillery had earned a reputation as one of Scotland's finest producers of single malt Scotch whisky.  At the same time, Cardhu whisky became an increasingly critical component of Johnnie Walker blended whiskies.                                        \u003cdiv class=\"brand-link\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/spirits\/?brand_dropdown=2597\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eExplore all Cardhu bottles \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"caskers-spirit-type-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story-subtitle\"\u003eAbout Scotch\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScotch is the most popular whisky in the world and is considered the king of them all! There are five whisky regions in Scotland (six if you count the not officially recognized Islands), and each of them produces spirits with unique properties and distinct tasting notes. (The type of grain used determents the type of the scotch.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=malt+whisky\"\u003eMalt whisky\u003c\/a\u003e is made of malted barley, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=grain+whisky\"\u003egrain whisky\u003c\/a\u003e uses other grains like corn or wheat. Most of the time, a whisky is blended from different distilleries hence the name blended scotch, but if a malt whisky is produced in a single distillery, we get something extraordinary called a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=single+malt\"\u003esingle malt\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our impressive selection of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/catalogsearch\/result\/?q=single+malt\"\u003escotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e, find your new favorite in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/top-10-scotch\/\"\u003eTop 10 scotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e, or explore our treasury of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caskers.com\/rare-finds-selection\/?origin=o1554\"\u003erare \u0026amp; hard to find scotch whiskies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Caskers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51411767165141,"sku":null,"price":493.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/7810\/6581\/files\/cardhu-2022-special-release-16-year-old-single-malt-scotch-whisky_1.jpg?v=1745569442","url":"https:\/\/www.swiglab.com\/products\/cardhu-16-year-old-2022-special-release-single-malt-scotch-whisky","provider":"SwigLab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}