Auchroisk 12 William Cadenhead Bottling Single Malt Scotch Whisky.

The nose is filled with honey, flowers, a touch of peat, a whisper of peat smoke, along with a light nutty tone. The mouth feel is very precise and to the point with Brazil nuts, honey and tropical fruit dominating its light bodied nature. D&M Tasting Notes

Cadenhead’s was founded in 1842 and as such they have a quite storied history in the business of whisky, from retail to production. Cadenhead’s is currently owned by the J&A Mitchell and Co, better known for their Campbeltown trinity of Springbank, Longrow, and Hazelburn. Cadenhead also bottles other spirits including aged Demerara Rums, Cognacs and the well-known Old Raj Gin.

What excites us is that Cadenhead had pulled their single malt scotch bottling out of the US Market in 2003 and are just now returning! The story we have been able to glean from their current importer was that the previous importer had many issues with label approvals and bottle sizes, so Cadenhead felt the US was too difficult to do business with. Now whether or not this is simply the schadenfreude of one group over the misfortunes of another, we have not been able to ascertain. Karen did reach out to Cadenhead a number of times for the story from the source, but as of the time of printing, we have not heard back. We hope to find more bottling’s of their whiskies for our members, and to get the facts for you. In the meantime, enjoy!

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