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Ardmore

Traditional Whisky

Name: Ardmore Traditional 70cl Whisky
Brand: Ardmore
SKU: 1724
Price: 44.95 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.5 (69 reviews)

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Single Malt Scotch Whisky46%

The 2007 release of this 'Traditional Cask' was the first official single malt from the Ardmore distillery, this is a young whisky, but it was aged in quarter casks, which proffers a speedy maturation thus discounting its youth.

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Description

Style

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Region

Highland Whisky

Country

Scotch Whisky

Distillery/Brand

Ardmore Whisky

Weight

1.65kg

Allergy information

This product does not contain any notifiable allergens.

Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose

Full of caramel. Toasted oak is evident and rich and just the faintest peat has muscled its way through.

Palate

Lots of barley and cereal notes, oodles of rich bourbon, smoke and peat still present. Charming interplay through the caramel sweetness and the vanilla spiced oak.

Finish

Has a sharp edge, more caramel and sugary barley notes and a lanolin smoothness and more tapering smoke.

Customer Rating

3.5

69 reviews

5 Stars23

4 Stars26

3 Stars6

2 Stars6

1 Star8

Reviews for Ardmore Traditional

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A very pleasant surprise

Was recently given this bottle as a gift, and had no idea what to expect. Took it along to a whisky tasting evening with friends. When we came to this one which none of us had tasted before, the conversation stopped and we were all quite impressed. I would describe it as full, rich, and complex with a different kind of peaty taste than the Islay whiskys.

Master of Malt Customer Sep 27, 2014

WhiskyWise

Utterly vile. Avoid

Master of Malt Customer Sep 23, 2014

Possibly the best "every day" dram I haveever tasted

A very unmistakable single malt, with full peaty flavour. Absolutely love to drink it. Very easy to sip. Lovely! U Bartsch, North Berwick, Scotland

Master of Malt Customer Sep 12, 2014

Peat

Very smokey/peaty which tends to dominate palate with long but subtle smokey ness. Good if you like your peat, I brought it to try however seems I prefer the sweeter whiskies!

Master of Malt Customer Sep 8, 2014

Highland Park 12 with better balance but has less depth

For the same price, the HP, but priced $15 lower in my area, buy the Ard and put the difference to a bottle of Lag 12, C.Ila, or Bal. 12/15. For a whisky drinker of modest means, a bottle of this, Glenmorangie 10, OPulteney 12, and a 10-12yr Islay would be a tasty shelf. A Rating within class, not absolute.

Master of Malt Customer Jul 2, 2014