Ardmore 15 Year Old Bottled 1970s

Ardmore - Traditional Cask

I bought this bottle in Kansas City for 35$. I think I made the best deal in town at that time. I have tasted it previously during a whisky event along with the Ardmore 30 years old. I found during that evening that I liked better the tradional cask, but it was hard to do a proper review with those small event samples. Now that I have my own...

Score 86/100

Ardmore 10 Year Old Private Cask Selection for Crann Whisky Club Valinch & Mallet

This Ardmore was bottled by Crann Whisky Club from Boom, Belgium, selected from the stables of independent bottler Valinch & Mallet. The nice thing about this release is that the Ardmore matured in a former Koval barrel. Koval is a young craft distillery from Chicago, USA, who have only been working since 2008. Nice, right? Ardmore's DNA...

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

Well to be honest I called this review 'The Distant Malt' because somehow all the notes from this malt seemed to be somewhere in the distance and one had to dig deep to get to them, not something I really enjoy doing..especially when the results aren't out of the world. Nevertheless here goes.. Nose: Your nose is greeted with a not so pleasant...

Score 64/100