Ardmore Centenary 21 Year Old

Ardmore 14 Year Old 2000 Golden Cask

The Golden Cask is a series by independent bottler House of Macduff, in which owner John McDougal selects single casks that he bottles without chill filtration and at cask strength. This Ardmore 2000 has a pale straw color and was clearly drawn from a bourbon cask. Fruit comes first on the nose. Mostly apples, pears and some pineapple. The...

Score 83/100

Ardmore - Traditional Cask

**@Talexander**’s recent review of an SMWS Ardmore reminded me that: 1. I haven’t done a review in a while. 2. I’ve had this bottle for years and have not yet reviewed it. I picked this up in (probably) 2011 at a DF returning to Canada from Boston. It was finally opened on April 27, 2014 at my club’s 11th meeting. It has always been at the back...

Score 84/100

Ardmore 17 Year Old 1992 Chieftain’s

Did you know that Ardmore is still an important component of the popular Teachers blend? But it is quite nice as single malt as well. This 17 Year Old from 1992 was bottled by Ian MacLeod Distillers under their well-known Chieftain’s Choice label. The nose is again quite Islay-like. Sweet fruit with a wonderful salty lining. Citrus, apple and...

Score 87/100

Ardmore - Traditional Cask

Vanilla and clover shine through the maltiness and overriding bourbon of the nose, but don't make their presence known on a first sniff. A light, soft body lets the flavors of this moderately peaty Scotch unfurl nicely. A good bit of the peat smoke is edged out by the bourbon, but there's more than enough for a highly drinkable whisky. A...

Score 60/100