Category Archives: Ardmore

Hielander Whisky Festival 2024

Posted on 12 February 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Today’s post is going to be a quick photo dump of last Saturday’s afternoon session at the Hielander Whisky Festival. Last year we skipped it due to a family weekend in the Ardennes, but this year we went back to … Continue reading →

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Ardlair 9, St. Emilion Finish, 50% – Glaschu Spirits Co.

Posted on 22 January 2024 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Ardlair seems to be more of a thing, the last couple of years. It’s a second brand from Ardmore distillery in which they do not peat their barley before distilling. So unpeated Ardmore, instead of the regular stuff. This version … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 14, Bourbon Barrel 703864, 56.8% – Mythical Beasts

Posted on 13 September 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

While Mythical Beasts is a series, the bottler is Spiritfilled. Interestingly, Spiritfilled doesn’t have any other brands than Mythical Beasts, so that’s something curious. A bourbon cask Ardmore at 14 years old should be good. I have a soft spot … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 8, 2011-2020, Rum Barrel Finish, 59% – King Cask

Posted on 15 May 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s not overly complicated to get me enthusiastic about whisky. That’s true in general, but for some distilleries it’s a bit more than usual. Ardmore is one of those distilleries, especially if not too much weirdness has been done to … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 24, 1997-2022, Hogshead 901451, 49.6% – WhiskyNerds

Posted on 16 February 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

There’s a few bottlers out there that get me all excited when a new release is announced. I guess the main two of those are WhiskyNerds and Wu Dram Clan. And yes, they are both doing more or less the … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 21, 1998-2019, Bourbon Hogshead 750802, 51.7% – A.D. Rattray

Posted on 25 January 2023 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

I guess I must admit, at least to myself, that I am an Ardmore fan. Over the last couple of years, I’ve gone through quite a few bottles and even when I don’t buy anything for a little while I … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 18, 2003-2021, Sherry Cask, 51.9% – Maltbarn

Posted on 9 December 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

According to some, Maltbarn is one of the best bottlers of the moment. There are others in the higher echelons, of course, but Maltbarn is up there too. This Ardmore, which I bought when it came out some time ago, … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 1999-2018, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail

Posted on 20 September 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Interestingly, among the whisky geeks I know, these distillery labels by Gordon & MacPhail are not very popular. Being bottled at 43% doesn’t help, because it’s not cask strength. It’s not even 46%, which sits above the threshold for whisky … Continue reading →

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Ardmore 11, 2008-2020, Ex Laphroaig Barrel 708513, 57.1% – Archives

Posted on 8 February 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

It’s not entirely unique, but Ardmore seems to be the distillery that uses other distilleries’ casks most. And I’m not talking about bourbon casks being used in Scotland, but Scottish single malt distilleries’ casks being reused at other single malt … Continue reading →

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The best of 2021

Posted on 7 January 2022 by Sjoerd de Haan-Kramer

Apart from looking back, using hindsight to evaluate what happened on a more generic level, there was of course a lot of booze last year. In The Netherlands bottle-shops are in the same legal category as supermarkets and other foodstuff … Continue reading →

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