53,2°
Distillery : The Ardmore - Speyside
Refill Hogshead
Independent Bottling
By Hidden Spirits
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Heavily Peated
Second tasted by myself among the three special bottlings launched to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the trading company founded by Andrea Ferrari in 2013, this Ardmore was aged in a single Refill Hogshead, but it is announced as particularily peated, for an Ardmore. The peat content is not specified, but I would say around 30 ppm, maybe a bit less. 266 bottled were put on sale.
Let's Taste It :
It's more peaty, with a mineral, rocky peat, silica, slate and coarse sea salt. The fruits are simpler, white plums, vanilla, lemon zest, all with a certain astringency. Chalk, iodine. Lighter on the palate, vanilla cream, peach, I can no longer smell the peat. Fairly broad spices, nutmeg, curry. Nice finish, chiselled, relatively powerful and long, lemony, fresh citrus, and perhaps even some exotic fruits. Cereals, chestnuts, hazelnuts. A certain woodiness.
In Short,
It's very interesting and pleasant, but not entirely coherent. The nose is peaty, but not at all on the palate. The fruit, on the other hand, is everywhere. It's a bit young, Ardmore probably needs more time to mature. Anyway, this is a nice bottling full of character, but the price is a bit high.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
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