Ardmore 2009 Signatory Vintage Selected by Les Grands Alambics 10 yo

 

 

 

46°

Distillery : Ardmore - Speyside

Ex-Islay Casks

Independent Bottling 

By Signatory Vintage

Limited Edition 

Single Cask

Bottled in 2019

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 14 ppm

 

 

 

Selected by Les Grands Alambics from the casks kept by Signatory Vintage, this Ardmore bottling aged in an Islay cask was released in a limited edition of only 150 bottles.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Fine granitic peat, slightly dusty. Vanilla pastry cream. Wisps of smoke. Lemony genoise. Gradually, the peat and smoke become thicker, without ceasing to be creamy. A dollop of chantilly. Gravel. Soft, velvety palate, both light and intense, very light spices, just a fizz, green apple, it's suave. Olive oil. Quite a long finish, on conifers, pine cones, fir needles, eucalyptus. It's woody, liquorice, cola, hazelnut. A hint of bitterness. Rhubarb.

 

In Short, 

A very fine bottling, whose character is enhanced by ageing in an Islay cask. Unfortunately, it is now sold out, which is a shame, as the price was quite right.

Score : 87

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                          To Be Listened While Sipping :

  

                                          Kansas - Dust in the Wind