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Distillery : Ardnamurchan - Highlands
1st Fill Bourbon Barrels
Independent Bottling
By Living Souls
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2026
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated from 15 to 18 ppm
As I’d really enjoyed this Bowmore launched by Living Souls, I decided to explore this distillery a little further, especially as they have bottlings that interest me. Like this one, from the young Ardnamurchan, aged just 12 years. Made from 50 per cent peated barley and 50 per cent unpeated barley, it has a light peat profile, is matured in first-fill bourbon casks, and has a respectable age. I would have liked to know how many bottles were produced, but this has not been disclosed.
Let's Taste It :
It’s lemony and mineral, with rich honey and a slight astringency. But
it’s also briny and floral, which lends it lovely depth, and a sumptuous
fruitiness, mirabelle plums, not-quite-ripe bananas, icing sugar,
Haribo sweets, and sweet butter. A few cereals in the background, all of
this combines to create a superb balance. On the palate, lychees,
vanilla, a couple of drops of honey, a pinch of salt, barely detectable
peat, light spices. A fairly long, syrupy finish, citrusy, liquorice,
wheat germ, rice pudding, corn cakes, young and untreated wood.
Cauliflower.
In Short,
Once again, this is a real success, the nose is excellent and the finish is very long, there’s a lovely fruitiness that blends beautifully with the distillery’s character. It’s both very approachable and full of personality, though of course it’s still a little young. The price is a bit on the high side, but fans of the distillery might want to give it a go.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping :
@ - Autosmile
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