55,3°
Distillery : The Armore - Speyside
Refill Sherry Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Gordon & MacPhail
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 12 ppm
Still in the very prestigious Connoisseurs Choice range, which is around since 1968, this Ardmore bathed during 22 years in a Refill Sherry Hogshead, before being transformed in a limite edition of 211 bottles. It is presented as peaty, but after all these years of maturation, the peat is barely perceptible.
Let's Taste It :
The age is obvious on the nose, with a beautiful waxy patina, vanilla cream, woody notes bordering on almond, ripe white fruits, plums, bananas, mirabelles, and a touch of lightly peaty, salty iodine that adds body. Crunchy hazelnuts. On the palate, the fruits continue their jig, with a hint of citrus and milk chocolate, dates, measured spices, cloves and nutmeg, a dash of vanilla and carrot. The finish is long, powerful but very controlled, full of tobacco, humus, bark and vegetal moss. Nuts.
In Short,
A typical Ardmore, exactly as it should be, the Sherry is not very pronounced, I like the note of iodised salt, the hazelnuts and almonds, and the whole is beautifully balanced and subtle. The price is a bit high, but it won't put off enthusiasts. I wouldn't be ashamed to buy it.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Blonde Redhead - Sit Down for Dinner
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