Category Archives: Ardmore
Ardmore 19, 1992-2011, Bourbon cask 9464, 49.3% – Single Malts of Scotland
Yup, another Ardmore. I love it. The fact that it’s a peated whisky that tastes different than the most famous peated whiskies from Islay, and that they don’t push the peat to the brink of the ashtray sits very well … Continue reading
Ardmore 24, 1977-2004, Sherry Butt, 58.6% – Cadenhead
Generally I love Cadenhead. And also, I tend to love Ardmore. So when MvZ was pruning his collection and I could buy this bottle from him, quite a bit below current retail value, I jumped on it. Of course, it … Continue reading
Ardmore 1988-2021, 32yo, 48.6% – Michiel Wigman, They Inspired II
One of the brightest stars among the firmament of new bottlers that have popped up the last couple of years must be Michiel Wigman. He’s world famous in The Netherlands and some countries around it for having one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1988, Ardmore, Dutch Whisky Connection, Free Sample, Highlands, Michiel Wigman, They Inspired
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Ardmore 21, 1997-2019, Bourbon Hogshead 901456, 49.4% – Whisky-Doris
Lately I’ve been becoming a bigger and bigger Ardmore fan, I realize. I’ve always liked peated whisky but I often find, after years of trying shitloads of drams, that the more gently smoked whiskies offer greater depth and complexity and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1997, Ardmore, Art Nouveau, Bourbon Cask, Speyside, Whisky-Doris
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Black Friday 2020, 50.5% – The Whisky Exchange
It’s pretty incredible how quickly traditions form. This is only the fourth year for The Whisky Exchange to be releasing their Black Friday whisky. Yet, I somehow knew it was coming, even in a year like this. What did surprise … Continue reading
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Tagged Ardmore, Black Friday, Bourbon Cask, Free Sample, Highlands, The Whisky Exchange
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Ardmore 2008-2019, 10yo, 56.2% – Claxton’s for The Old Pipe
The Old Pipe, a whisky shop that I don’t visit nearly enough, released some single cask bottlings through Claxton’s last year. I happened to get samples of both of them and decided that it was high time for a review … Continue reading
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Tagged 2008, Ardmore, Claxton's, Free Sample, Highlands, Sherry Cask, The Old Pipe
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Ardmore 2013-2018, 4yo, 57.2% – Cadenhead’s Warehouse Tasting
Last April I finally participated in a Cadenhead’s Warehouse Tasting. These tastings are legendary among whisky lovers and somehow I had never done one, until three months ago that is. You might have read my shameful post about accidentally blending … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Ardmore, Bourbon Cask, Cadenhead's, Highlands, Warehouse tasting
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A whisky tasting with Jock Shaw – part 2
The second bit of the tasting review. A tasting organized by Drinks & Gifts for the customers of the shop, hosted by Jock Shaw. I described the tasting itself yesterday, and don’t have much to add to it. Jock was … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Ardmore, Bourbon Cask, Bresser & Timmer, Cooper's Choice, Highlands, Islay, Kilchoman, Laggan Mill, NAS, Sherry Cask, Undisclosed Distillery
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Ardmore 1996-2013, 43% – Gordon & MacPhail
Another one from the ‘The Wood makes the Whisky’ campaign. It’s bottled under G&M’s retro label series, in which they bottle whiskies with labels used by the distilleries decades ago. A 16 year old Ardmore (or maybe 17, that’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, Ardmore, Fortune Brands, Free Sample, Gordon & MacPhail, Highlands, Retro Labels, Sherry Cask, The Wood Makes the Whisky
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