The Cardrona The Falcon

Price Range: $300-$350
Style: Single malt
Age: 7 years
Country: New Zealand
Region: Queenstown
ABV: 52%
Volume: 700ml
Appearance: Caramel amber
Nose: Sweet dried fruits, touches of orange and vanilla with hints of cinnamon and wood.
Palate: Sweet caramelised fruits, and rich wood with sweet cloves. Silky mouth feel.
Finish: Long sweet wood with a chewy syrupy spicy finish.
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The Cardrona The Falcon — Queenstown, New Zealand Single malt

Impression

If you have tried this whisky what did you think?

Not for me

I liked it

I loved it!

Flavour Profile

Fruit

Malt

Marine

Mineral

Oil

Smoke

Spice

Sweet

Wood

Review

This is our first taste of a New Zealand whisky and with our first taste we were blown away. The balance between fruit, spice, sherry and wood is spot on and the finish long, warming and extremely enjoyable. This has a fantastic silky mouth feel that makes you want to go back for more. The caramel spice and wood all make this a whisky to savour. It's no wonder this took out the Small Batch Single Malt category at the World Whiskies Awards in 2024.

- Two Whiskey Guys, 2026

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