Ardmore Traditional Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1000ml

Ardmore Traditional Peated Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1000ml A 40% ABV-variation on the Ardmore Traditional Peated single malt Scotch whisky, which is initially aged American oak barrels before being finished in quarter casks.

Other reviews… [46% ABV tasted] My guess, due to an extra fraction of sweetness and spice, is that it is the former [caramel has been added]. All that said, the overall experience remains quite beautiful. And this remains one of my top ten distilleries in the world. 88.5 points 46% Alc./Vol.- Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible 2019

… This is non-chill filtered and finished in a “Quarter Cask,” similar to Laphroaig Quarter Cask (same owners). Ardmore remains one of the few Speyside whiskies made with peat-smoked malt. Chewy, almost oily-textured, with sweet notes of toffee and caramel up front, followed by emerging damp, earthy peat and bourbon-like notes. The oaky, resinous bourbon lingers through the finish. The bourbon oak intensity dominates to a degree, disrupting the harmony of the remaining flavors. A whisky of great potential, but still waiting to achieve some of it.

80 points – whiskyadvocate.com, reviewed by: John Hansell (Fall 2008)