After 4 drams of Cardhu, in the tasting tour in the distillery,  we finally arrived to the ones they want you to buy in the shop afterwards, that means, this one might be better than the other core range expressions that didn't do much for me. This review is for the Cardhu Distillery Exclusive, a 48%abv dram, that claims to have been matured in 3 different casks including a red wine cask from California. Very interesting statement that we are about to rate properly. On the nose, it is good. It starts like a wet cake that is about to go rancid in 24 hours. Bee honey, prunes, the vanilla cream is super sympathic. Candied almonds and green apples. Lemon peel. On the palate, it is firey and rough!: Almonds and very oaky. The second sip fell miserably, it became plain water. Aftertaste is not very enjoyable. New wood, like licking a Ping Pong table. Mostly oaky, with a slight charred wood feeling. Overall, this was an unbalanced, unappealing dram, that managed to score some points here and there to achieve a score that is low but not overly shaming. A nice nose, was followed by a forgettable palate and the finish was just boring. Move along, nothing to see here, my score for it is 77 over 100