Single Malt
Scotland
1 Jan 2010
1 Jan 2020
Bourbon
Much of Ardmore whisky goes into blends, so it's great to see this indie bottling of Ardmore single malt from James Eadie! The Highland whisky was drawn from three refill bourbon casks after maturing for nine years, with an outturn of 662 bottles released for the Small Batch series.
Honeyed citrus and savoury herbs, with melted brown sugar and a whiff of smoke.
Slightly salty peanut butter, with more toasted (and burnt) nuts, flamed citrus peel and earthy malt.
Singed vanilla pod and dark treacle.
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I have purchased quite a few bottlings from James Eadie and enjoyed them all to date. This one, though, left me a little disappointed. It's not a bad whisky by any means but it certainly isn't memorable and at nearly £40 for a 9 year year old I would expect a bit more - it just tasted ... well .... ordinary and generic - not like a special small batch outrun.
Great value - more complex than it probably has any right to be at 9 years old! Good active maturation.
