Ardmore 2003 8 Year Old Cask #800017 Adelphi

Ardmore - Traditional Cask

This Highland malt is possibly the best value for money single malt out there. The nose is beautifully smoky with a deft touch of vanilla infused apples. Toffee, caramel and honey flow over the palate in one of the smoothest deliveries I've ever had. As it goes down the it brings up a beautifully balanced bouquet of warm, intimate spices. Finally...

Score 91/100

Ardmore 19 Year Old 1992 TWA Liquid Sun

Liquid Sun is one of the labels marketed by the German Indie The Whisky Agency (which has quite a few series with wonderful labels, like Butterflies, Sharks, Fossils, Flowers, Groteque Crocs, Romantique, Moody Lions, and so on). It makes one wonder how large their warehouses are. This is their sunny Ardmore from 1992. The nose is rather typical...

Score 90/100

Ardmore - Traditional Cask

The peaty nature of the Traditional Cask (Ardmore are the only remaining Highland distillery to fully peat their standard malt) might give you a bit of a scare if you aren't but it is followed by a vanilla and fruity presence giving it a quite a rounded flavour. A dash of water dampens the strength of the peat allowing for a breezier tipple. At...

Score 70/100

Ardmore 25 Year Old 51.4%

Ardmore is slowly becoming one of my top 5 distilleries and this 25 year old expression has a lot to do with it. One of the most pleasant noses I've come across recently. I expected a slap in the face (51.4% ABV) but instead I got a gentle caress of freshly baked biscuits, slightly ripe apples and freshly harvested barley stewing in the most...

Score 93/100