.ardmore - 1996 - g&m

Gordon and Macphail have a series of bottlings they have released with the 'official' labels from these distilleries. In the past, Ardmore did not release their own bottlings, and they still hardly have any, although they can be found as single malts via many independent bottlers and blenders.

.ardmore - tradition

An up valued version of the Ardmore Legacy, or maybe even a similar instalment of the traditional that was discontinued in 2014.

.ardmore - legacy

A highland distillery with a peated malt in its portfolio is still quite a rare sight, but more and more distilleries are releasing such malts. A highland distillery specializing in peated malts however, is another thing. Ardmore however is predominantly using (lightly) peated malt for their distillate, and therefore has a portfolio where it is more rare to find an unpeated variant. The Legacy is their entry level malt, which has replaced their Traditional in 2014.

.ardmore - triple wood

For some reason, many distillers choose to create a "triple wood" expression and release this for the travel retail market. More often than not, these expressions are a great success, and, lo and behold the Ardmore has recently done so as well. Matured in American oak barrels, quarter casks & puncheons and married together, this expression can only be bought by thirsty travellers.

.ardmore - port wood

It is a good thing distilleries can not claim trademark on used cask type, otherwise some distilleries would have had difficulties describing their product. The Ardmore Port Wood, is the latest release of the Ardmore portfolio, and available worldwide from October 2015.

.ardmore - 17yo - 1997 - cask# 5555

Our whisky friend Stefaan, from Whisky with Friends surprised us with a sample of this Ardmore, which he had received from Whisky Warehouse, the Belgian importer for Gordon & MacPhail. This particular cask, #5555, was bottled especially for the importer and this particular bottle was shared with other whisky bloggers and enthusiasts to sample and review. I am quite possible last of the Mohicans, and am not even sure the bottle is still available, but, you know, stuff came up and such.

.ardmore - traditional cask

46% abv, €25, single malt, non-chill filtered

Nose: slight peat smoke, hay, fresh wet barley, sweet, vanilla, honey, banana foam candy, red fruit, berries, gooseberries
Palate: sweet, honey, medium dry, smoke, spicy, black pepper, cloves
Finish: sweet, honey medium dry, a hint of smoke and ash
Mark: +++++