The Cardrona Otago Pinot Cask - Cardrona Day Special Release | 700ML

The Cardrona distillery celebrated its birthday in 2022 by releasing this limited-edition single malt. A marriage of four casks that previously held Felton Road pinot noir wine, it boasts dense notes of stone fruits and dried berries among the richly roasted, nutty malt. A superb offering from the young New Zealand distillery.

The Cardrona Otago Pinot Cask - Cardrona Day Special Release | 700ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Plum jam, fresh apricots, and a touch of vanilla fudge.

Palate: Sweet layers of toffee, grilled peach, and berry coulis are joined by spiced fruit cake and honey-roasted nuts.

Finish: Lasting notes of jammy fruit, almond butter, a hint of anise, and charred oak.

Distillery Information

Cardrona sits at the foot of the Cardrona mountains in New Zealand. Cardrona prides itself on the attention to detail they bring to the production of its whiskies. They are a "grain to glass" whisky producer that is fastidious in every step of the process from the mountain water they use to the varietals of barley they use in their mash, to the way they grind said mash all the way through to the hand-picked oak casks they use to age the spirit. Cardrona was started in 2011 by Desiree Reid. At first, it was just an idea: Desiree wanted to put New Zealand on the whisky map. She knew that she wouldn't achieve her dream by creating a "me too" product, so established the core value of attention to detail in the production of her whiskies. Desiree set off on an educational pilgrimage before starting her distillery to learn from the best, including mentorship from the former head of distilling at Maker's Mark, Dave Pickerell.

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