Ardmore 7 Year Old 2003 Provenance Douglas Laing

Ardmore 18 Year Old 1992 TWA ‘Landscapes’

Ardmore was founded in 1898 by Adam Teacher, son of William who is well known for creating the world famous blend. Ardmore was destined to become the signature malt of Teacher’s. Ardmore is known for using peated malt – between 12 and 14 PPM – which was the usual practise in Speyside in the 19th Century. There are hardly any official releases, but...

Score 89/100

Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish

Double cask matured in American white oak bourbon barrels and half port pipes. Twelve year old.. Firstly, the colour on this one is very delicate - mild ruby tones. It looks interesting. Aroma - full and sweet. Toffee and vanilla. Taste - the bourbon ageing really comes through for me on the flavours. The partial port time doesn't speak as loudly....

Score 81/100

Ardmore Tradition

Not so long ago I tried the Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Finish which I liked a lot. And then suddenly I saw this one: Ardmore Tradition. Wait a minute. Should that not be Traditional Cask? Apparently that one is no longer in production and was replaced with this one. Oh, whell, what’s in a name? It is still the mildly peated Highlander of old. The...

Score 80/100

Ardmore 8 Year Old 2008 Berry Bros & Rudd for The Nectar

This is probably the palest Ardmore I have ever seen. Even lighter than white wine. Berry Brothers bottled this youngling for The Nectar, a Belgian importer. It is a single cask, but cut to 46%. The nose may start closed, but slowly it shows it true colors. In this case, that means a delicately smoky but mostly very sweet nose on barley sugars,...

Score 83/100