Ardnamurchan AD 10 Year Old 1973

Ardnamurchan AD 10 Year Old 1973Ardnamurchan AD 10 Year Old 50% 70cl A tremendously exciting 10 year old release from West Highland maker Ardnamurchan and the first time the distillery has bottled whisky thats over a decade old! The unpeated expression has been matured in first fill bourbon casks, with half the batch then finished for a year in Champagne Paul Lanais barriques. Its a gorgeously complex release packed with sweet pastry and white chocolate notes, lifted by warming

Nose: Autumnal orchard fruits

Retaining incredible strength at 57

An Italian Amaro made using artichokes and offering a sweet-yet-bitter flavour

some sherry notes of course but not overwhelming

KNOCKDHU 2006 WHISKY SPONGE EDITION NO

very elegant and clean smooth tastes from the start to the finish

a subtle sweet leaf tobacco and soft spices

with a whiff of smoke

ground cashews are definitely here adding to a rich mid palate

this dram shift from the palate to the nose again as it warms up across the palate

The Dumbarton distillery closed in 2002

this single cask release came off the stills in 2009 and was matured in a first-fill ex-Bourbon barrel