Back in the 1980's, Cardhu wanted to enter the Japanese markets, and to be effective in their sales, they used the oldest trick in the book: "Just put Johnnie Walker's Striding man in the bottle". Cardhu is actually Johnnie Walker's home, there is Cardhu in the heart of every blend they make. This is a very curious bottle, a collector's item, and of course i got it from the auction of "Perfect Collection" by Richard Gooding. Bottled at 40%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose, a typical aroma from Cardhu. Tobacco, horse stable, hay. There is some sweetness to it, like glazed ham, waldorf salad and cherry. On the palate, it is a very enjoyable dram. Salty for an Speysider; it has a green apple note and mango. Pepper. Sweet and spicy. Aftertaste is super fresh, apples, mint hard candy and a peaty/earthy note which is very nice. It is very dry. Overall, a single malt that is super easy to drink, very refreshing and well crafted. Not very complex, this is the least amazing whisky of the bottles i won at the "Perfect Collection" Auction. A beautiful piece of history, my score for it is 85 over 100.