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Ardmore
distillery
is located in Kennethmont, Huntly, Aberdeenshire and was founded
in 1898 by Adam Teacher, who was the son of William, famous for
Teacher's blended whisky.
Even
though today's owners are Beam Inc, having bought "Fortune Brands", most of Ardmore's
output still goes into the production of Teacher's blended
whisky.
The
distillery has no website or visitor centre and its doors
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Ardmore
originally had its own maltings but these were closed in the
1970's and they now rely totally on specialist malting companies.
The
distillery was originally built with two stills, but these
were increased to four in 1955 and then again doubled to eight
in 1974 to give a maximum capacity of 4.2 million litres of pure
alcohol per year, although a realistic and currently chievable
total is around 3 million litres.
General whisky characteristics: Smooth, light, complex,
fruity |
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Gordon & MacPhail,
Ardmore,
distilled 1990, bottled 2006,
43% ABV
Typical cost of
this bottle; €€€€€ |
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Glass:
Spiegelau
Colour:
Very pale gold
Nose:
Initially creamy
and malty, but soon gathering more complexity to include floral
freshness and hints of slightly rubbery faint marzipan.
Palate:
Creamy smooth and faintly fruity with red berries, maybe faint
raspberry and (German) vanilla sauce.
Finish:
Quite long
Overall Impression:
A deceptive dram, appearing light or faint but delivering a very
good complexity and depth of flavour. I like this one!
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David Stirk,
Ardmore,
distilled 1992,
18y,
44.1% ABV
"Exclusive Malts" range, cask 5016, one of 292 bottles
Typical cost of
this bottle;
Unknown
Dram-atics live (and blind) Review |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Very pale
straw
Nose:
Faint
green apple with a hint of iodine. Also something resembling
freshly applied car polish on a hot sunny day.
Palate:
Creamy
mouth-feel, green apple, pears and a hint of fresh light wood.
This isn't bitter, but it's far from sweet.
With 4 drops of
water: Slightly fainter nose and also on the palate, but
there is now an addition of pepper on the palate and a
suggestion of a slightly maritime character.
Finish:
Long
Overall Impression:
So
very nearly maritime, but not quite. I like this!
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TWE,
Ardmore,
distilled 1992,
19y
"Speciality Drinks
Ltd"
Typical cost of
this bottle;
Unknown |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Pale
yellow gold
Nose:
Initially quite malty then leafy countryside and maybe even a
little farmy with a suggestion of musty barn. This leafiness and
farminess expand further over 5-10 minutes in the glass, but
they do so in a quite aromatic fashion.
Palate:
The
leafiness of the nose translates immediately onto the palate,
but with a light pepperiness in the foreground. This leads to a
fruitiness with star fruit, vanilla and green apple which
immediately makes me think of an apple crumble being served in a
farmyard or barn.
Finish:
Medium
and dry.
Overall Impression:
Put
this one in your hip flask for a day's walking in the hills!
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Whisky
& Rhum,
Ardmore,
Sept
2003,
Oct. 2010,
56.2% ABV
Refill bourbon
barrel No.6487
Typical cost of
this bottle; €€€€€
Reviewed as part of
MMA 2011 |
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Glass:
Classic Malt
Colour:
Sunny
pale yellow
Nose:
Oh
dear, I think I just opened the fridge and found something
rather old and going off. Think ancient cheese wrapped in very
old smoked bacon.
Palate:
Creamy
fruit, but always accompanied by those 'off' notes from the nose.
Finish:
Long,
much too long.
Overall Impression:
Oh
dear, what went wrong there?
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Whisky
Agency,
Ardmore,
1992-2011,
49.9% ABV
"Liquid Sun" range,
matured in a bourbon barrel, one of 202 bottles
Typical cost of
this bottle; €€€€€ |
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Glass:
Munich
whisky fair own glass
Colour:
Shiny
yellow gold
Nose:
Initially very light and faint. Eventually some hints of honey
develop and then a suggestion of fresh countryside air with
faint hay. As more time passes the nose grows more floral and
includes light malt and cereal notes.
Palate:
Creamy
mouth-feel with suggestions of cereal and honey. A grassiness
comes through towards the finish and it becomes slightly dry too.
Finish:
Very
long with a gentle pepperiness and some grassiness.
Overall Impression:
The
nose is sligthly subdued but the palate definitely makes up for
it. A good whisky.
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