Ardmore 1985 14 Year Old Gordon & Macphail

Ardmore 1996 / 20 Year Old

Ardmore is still a very important malt in the Teacher’s blend, but we are fortunate that it also appears on the market as a single malt, for Ardmore can be quite good. Take this expression, for example. Released in 2017 this malt matured on a combination of bourbon barrels and former Islay casks. I’m sure that will contribute to the peaty...

Score 86/100

Ardmore Legacy

The Armore Legacy is a NAS whisky from the Highlands that was introduced in 2014. You might say it is the follow-up release for the Traditional (although you could say the same of the Ardmore Tradition). It is mildly peaty and was finished in smaller Quarter Casks. The nose is accessibly sweet on toffee, honey and some vanilla, shows a hint of...

Score 80/100

Ardmore - Traditional Cask

This is a young malt (6-8 years) finished in the quarter cask. If it sound a lot like Laphroaig's Quarter Cask they are owned by the same parent company. The only other products Ardmore has are 25 & 30 years as most of their spirit goes into blends. This is a straightforward malt that comes charging straight at you. It starts off with a spicy...

Score 89/100

Ardmore - Traditional Cask

This Highlander is no Kurgan, that's for sure: a traditional cask aged dateless wonder with no birthday per se, but this single malt's got a nice hint of peat in there that is quite satisfying. It's sweet enough to please the ladies who would turn up their noses at the presence of charcoal, heavy leather, and medicinal-tasting tinctures that...

Score 83/100