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.
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Primary flavours for me are the smoke/peat and honey. The pear is there. The citrus/oak? Not so much. For the on price, its 110% worth the buy. Would avoid if your not a fan of smokey ones, its clear from the other reviews the smoke can be a little overbearing.
This is definitely the worst single malt that I have ever purchased. It is described as having a lasting peat smoke finish, and this is certainly true, an empty glass (after pouring the contents down the kitchen sink), fills the room with the noxious fumes of a bonfire. The nose is smoke, smoke, and more smoke, with no hint of the cinnamon, fresh honey, or vanilla toffee, and the palate is again overpowering smoke, no pear drops, but maybe the grassiness tones are an imaginative component of the bonfire!! There is no subtle flavour to this malt.
Definitely get the smokey barbecue notes with a light hints of peat . Also oaky finish which lingers on the palate to produce pear and citrus finish .
Love it, a real peaty warmth with that moorish quality you get from a good scotch
Nicest whisky I've ever tasted. Perfectly smoked peatednesson the palate. For the price it's an absolute bargain.
