Cardhu, the home of the king of blends, Johnnie Walker, is not one of the single malts i would have in top of my mind. The reason for that is low abv bottlings, with no complexity, that often lacks of interesting flavors and aromas. Having said that, i truly believe that cask strength whiskies are the best of any distillery. Their higher abv can display the complete palette of flavors and aromas that a distillery can achieve. That is why i was a little excited about having a Cask Strength Cardhu, which is also a 16yo, so it is not a young expression. Bottled at 58.2%abv, this seems like finally i will have the best Cardhu ever. On the nose, beautiful sweetness. Candied almonds; Thick honey, recently baked brownies.  Malted barley and a spongy cake. Rice. The brownie note is amazing. Great aroma. The palate was enjoyable, but way too simple. It has this honey note mixed with hay and salt. That is it. Well delivered but too simple. Aftertaste is ok, i guess... ; Chocolate brownies, Salt. Very mineral; actually rocky. Overall, another dissapointing expression from Cardhu. I really had high hopes for this one, but even if this and the 18yo one have a very good nose, the palate and aftertaste fail to at least be near as good as the aroma. My score for this "ok" whisky is 88 over 100.