Released in 2014 to take the place of the Ardmore Traditional, the Legacy brings a lightly-peated, wood spice-led flavour profile to the table. At its core, the Ardmore Legacy is made with 80% peated and 20% unpeated malt.
It leans more on the savoury than the sweet side of things, with light barbecue char and earthy notes up-front. Sweet cinnamon, fresh honey and vanilla toffee waft up at points.
More charred, smoky notes, joined by drying oak, pear drops and subtle grassy touches. Give it a minute for citrus zest and expressive heather to appear.
A lasting peat smoke finish, with a little bit of honey'd barley for good measure.
It is a well known fact that most reviews come from those who have complaints to air and want their negative comments to be read. Those with positive comments seldom if ever post a review so I have decided to try and redress the balance. It is understandable that my first impression led me to think that this was a pleasantly peated whisky from the west coast islands. How wrong was that? If your palate can appreciate a velvety smooth, mild, peaty malt then you must try this one. It normally retails for around £30 but on occasions can be found on offer in leading supermarkets for nearer £20. I would rate this one as a very decent 3.5 star bearing in mind that 5 stars can only be awarded to some of those very special drams that remain unaffordable to the likes of myself.
Bought this based purely on price for something new to try and didn't expect as much as it gives. Peat smoke is not just the reserve of Islay and this is suited to it unlike several other malts with peat "bolted on" as a newly bottled variation on tradition. Easy drinking and better without water which I find unusual. This malt from reviews seems to polarise opinion based on production methods and measure to its predecessor, shoot me down but I think it sits better with peat than the current peated Jura and a recently sampled Benromach Peat version and despite its Geography has some hints of Campletown. There I said it. £20 is a must buy.
Bought this from local Costcutters. I poured myself a glass; took a sip and had to throw the rest down the sink. Strange chemical aftertaste still after 2 hours. Nasty.
This is a mild easy drinking whiskey with a nice faint peaty taste. 4.5 stars for the price. To me it tastes like a more expensive single malt.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Light bodied and with a light peat smoke. Unusual and a different to your typical highland or peated malt. Not the smoothest but not rough either. An easy light drink and currently one of my favourites. Don't listen to the so called experts and whisky snobs saying its rubbish. Its LIGHTLY peated too, nothing like Ardbeg as some have said. Its not expensive either and can regularly be found on special offer at around £20 a bottle down from the usual £30.
