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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i got ardmore as a xmas gift. aroma is good, taste a bit peaty for my pallet, not a bad malt but poor for what else is on the market. reading the reviews, so many say whiskey only scotch is spelt whisky, please no more E in the name.
young and harsh, simply poor quality some young nas is better at this price
Good stuff, smokey finish
The malt whiskey trade needs to rethink. It has all but disappeared off many pub shelves. There is great competition out there and the current trend in pubs is Gin. Not surprising, as Malt prices rose overnight by as much as 50% a few years ago. NAS is becoming far too common. An excuse for cheaper production? I found Legacy to be lacking in depth and age. It is a little harsh, which may not appeal to those new to malt whiskey and buck the trend to gin.
Really nice smokey single malt. A little spice and plenty of peat.
