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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Great scotch for a rusty nail, thats about it ...
This scotch opens with a note of smokiness, then... wait a second... still smoky, J-Jesus it's so smoky! Is this just liquid smoke? Please help I have asthma, I cant breathe! Where's my inhaler? (Sharp inhale) Ok... ok... I'm good. Yup, I got what I paid for. Don't buy cheap when it comes to scotch.
Poured down the drain, revolving, worst whiskey I have ever tasted, like a mixture of turpentine and peat. Never want to taste again.
Quite agressive smoke up front maybe from young whisky but mixes with the following spice, heather and honey. Perhaps for the price you could do better but would recommend if on offer
Quite stunned at the number of reviewers who call this harsh. It's a little 'bitter' on the nose but for those who prefer a cube of ice in a dram it softens the nose and also sweetens the palate. It will never be an award winner as it's pretty one-dimensional (gentle peat with a very light brush of smoke) but as a 'gentle midweeker', there are far, far worse out there.
