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 gave been drinking Wiskies for over 46 years, this is very very good. A little peaty but nowhere near as harsh as Laphroaig which is extremely clinical in my opinion. This is an extremely smooth easy to drink tipple. It comes very close to a long since consumed bottle of 12 year Tormore from 30years ago which I'd happily pay good money for today. Whilst not a true single malt it rates as a highly commended desirable addition to my Whisky cellar.
Very nice smoke cinnamon but not pushy, love it.
This was bought for me as a Christmas gift. As with any new whiskeys that I haven’t tried before, I refrain from reading the reviews on here before I’ve sampled it. I’ve given it four stars for value if you can get it at £20. Smokey, peaty. Has a slight caramel taste. Honey too. TCP? 100% lol but that’s why I love laphroig. Not the most complex of drams but certainly not bad at all.
There is a definite medicinal twang to this whisky, which is not for everyone, but I like it. I find this a very nice peated compromise between the overly-smooth Laphroaig and the undrinkable (in my questionable opinion) Lagavulin.
I received a bottle as a present and before I sampled it I read reviews and was surprised to see so many negative comments,I would understand if people have not experienced a peaty malt before that this would assault their taste buds but that is no reason to give a derogatory review because of their ignorance,I myself was taken aback by its heady aroma slightly peated but not enough to bring a rear to the eye of new comers to Islay malts,I think people who are not used to a peaty malt should not comment on this brew as their taste buds no not of this style of whisky,I say well done and it is hard to find a better balanced dram for us who like a peatier malt
