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  Ardlair 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 11 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 62,5%

  Item no.: 22227865480-67093-0160

  Ardlair is not a distillery. It is a name Ardmore uses when the smoke stays at home, the unpeated half of the house, named after a stone circle out in the surrounding landscape. Here it has spent eleven years in a sherry cask at 62.5%.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardlair 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 11 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill Oloroso Sherry Butt and bottled at 62.5% cask strength. Cask 900032 was distilled on 27 January 2011 and bottled on 11 January 2023 in Signatory's Cask Strength Collection, giving 597 bottles.

  Ardmore is one of the few Highland distilleries with peat smoke as a core style, and Ardlair is the name given to the unpeated production. Without the smoke the spirit’s own fruitiness and malt sweetness step forward more clearly, which makes the whisky far more receptive to a sherry cask.

  That the cask is refill rather than first fill matters here. A refill Oloroso Butt gives up less colour and less tannin, so the sherry settles as a layer on top instead of taking over. The whisky is bottled without filtration and without added colour.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Raisins and figs first, with roasted nuts and honey behind. There is dried ginger and spice in it, and beneath the sherry sits a bright apple fruitiness that tells you the spirit is unpeated.

  Palate

  Dark chocolate and walnut open, followed by sweet sherry and spiced oak. The vanilla arrives late. At 62.5% the concentration is considerable, and the whisky takes water well, turning rounder rather than thinner.

  Finish

  Long and warming with persistent sherry sweetness and elegant oak tannins that let go slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardlair 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 11 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 62.5%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 62.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Oloroso Sherry Butt, cask no. 900032
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 27 January 2011
  Bottled: 11 January 2023
  Number of bottles: 597
  Edition: Cask Strength Collection
  EAN no.: 5021944121526

  Flavour Profile

  Sherry Matured · Nutty · Spiced · Fruity · Cask Strength · Honeyed

  Did You Know?

  Ardlair is named after a stone circle near the distillery. Ardmore itself was built in 1898 by Adam Teacher to secure malt for the family blend, Teacher's Highland Cream, and the house has made peated whisky ever since. Ardlair is the exception, the half that never sees peat.

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  Ardlair 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 12 Year Old Sherry Butt Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 63.4%

  Item no.: 22244-78663

  Two casks filled on the same day, in the same warehouse, with the same spirit. One was emptied in January, the other in March. Fourteen months and four digits separate them, and they do not taste alike. That is exactly why single casks are interesting.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardlair 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill Oloroso Sherry Butt and bottled at 63.4% cask strength. Cask 900028 was distilled on 27 January 2011 and bottled on 8 March 2023, giving 622 bottles in Signatory's Cask Strength Collection.

  Ardlair is the Ardmore distillery’s unpeated whisky, and because there is no smoke to contend with, the cask can work directly on the spirit’s fruitiness. The refill sherry cask gives a complex, fruity profile without drowning the spirit’s own character, and that balance is the whole point of a refill cask over a first fill.

  The whisky is bottled without chill filtration and with natural colour. Ardmore sits at Kennethmont in Aberdeenshire and has been running since 1898.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh apples first, then pistachios and burnt almonds. A dry sherry note sits behind, along with a light salted caramel sweetness that ties it together. At 63.4% the alcohol is obvious, so give the glass a little time.

  Palate

  Creamy in texture despite the strength. Dried fruit and nuts open, then salted caramel and a clear sherry character with spiced oak underneath. The whisky is powerful, yet it has finesse enough not to be merely power.

  Finish

  Long and persistent. Nuts, dried fruit and a dry oak close, where the sherry lets go last.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardlair 2011/2023 Signatory Vintage 12 Years Old Sherry Butt Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 63.4%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 63.4%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill Oloroso Sherry Butt, cask no. 900028
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 27 January 2011
  Bottled: 8 March 2023
  Number of bottles: 622
  Edition: Cask Strength Collection

  Flavour Profile

  Sherry Matured · Nutty · Fruity · Creamy · Cask Strength · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  Ardmore makes medium peated whisky at around 12 to 14 ppm, which is low compared with Islay but unusual for a Highland distillery. It is one of very few in the region where peat smoke is the core style rather than a side project. Ardlair is the part of the production where the peat is left out.

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  Ardlair 2014 Little Brown Dog 12 Year Old Cognac Cask Finish Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 52.6%

  Item no.: 222355-9004

  The cask arrived leaking. Ten kilos of whisky had gone somewhere along the way, and most people would have written it off. Little Brown Dog poured what was left into a smaller cask instead, and later gave it a spell in a cognac barrique over thirty years old. Sometimes the best thing comes out of something that went wrong.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardlair 2014 Little Brown Dog 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a refill bourbon barrel and finished in a cognac barrique over thirty years old, bottled at 52.6%. It was distilled on 22 February 2014 and bottled on 23 February 2026, twelve years and a day.

  The cask history is anything but straightforward. It arrived partly leaking and had already lost around ten kilos in transit, so the whisky was decanted into a smaller refill bourbon barrel. In December 2024 it was then given an extra finish in the cognac cask to lift the fruitiness without drowning the spirit.

  The cognac cask was used with a light hand. The oily, lightly spiced Highland style still stands at the centre, while the vinous sweetness supports and refines it. Ardlair is the Ardmore distillery’s unpeated whisky, and at Little Brown Dog it goes by the in-house nickname Ardless.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  The colour is a warm waxy gold. On the nose muscovado sugar, glazed carrots and a yoghurt with hedgerow berries, a fruit profile at once rustic and creamy. A lightly spiced oak note sits beneath it.

  Palate

  Oily and full. Dark syrupy sweetness opens, then a lightly spiced warmth and a vinous fruitiness from the cognac barrique. The whisky opens up markedly with a drop of water, where both fruit and spice step forward more plainly.

  Finish

  Medium to long. Spiced oak, dark fruit and a dry waxy close that holds on.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardlair 2014 Little Brown Dog 12 Years Old Cognac Cask Finish Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky 52.6%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Little Brown Dog
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 52.6%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Refill bourbon barrel, finished in a cognac barrique over 30 years old
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 22 February 2014
  Bottled: 23 February 2026
  Edition: Cognac Cask Finish

  Flavour Profile

  Fruity · Vinous · Spiced · Creamy · Cask Strength · Waxy

  Investment Potential

  Medium. The cask history makes this a one-off performance: a leaking cask, a decanting and a cognac finish from wood over thirty years old cannot be repeated. Little Brown Dog single casks also come in small outturns and have a loyal following.

  Did You Know?

  At Little Brown Dog, Ardlair goes by the in-house nickname Ardless, with a grin, because it lacks the smoke Ardmore is otherwise known for. It says something about the relaxed approach behind the company, which started in 2018 on a farm at Fetternear in Aberdeenshire and has since grown from pure bottling into distilling as well.

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  Ardmore 12 years old Valinch & Mallet 2009/2021 Single Highland Malt Whisky 52,2%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280045

  A valinch is the copper tube you push into a cask to draw a sample. Two Italians named their company after that very tool, and after the mallet that knocks the bung loose. It says rather precisely what they do.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 12 Years Old Valinch & Mallet 2009/2021 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a Sherry Hogshead and bottled at 52.2%. Cask 706023 was distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2021, giving 338 bottles.

  Ardmore makes peated whisky as its core style, which is unusual for a Highland distillery. The smoke sits at around 12 to 14 ppm, moderate compared with Islay but clear enough to give the whisky a dry earthy floor. Combined with a sherry cask it produces a profile where dark fruit and smoke pull in opposite directions.

  A hogshead holds around 250 litres, so between a bourbon barrel and a sherry butt. It gives more wood contact per litre than a butt, which is why twelve years in a hogshead can travel further than twelve years in a larger cask. Valinch & Mallet was founded in 2015 by two Italian friends.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Raisins and dark orange first, with peat smoke as a dry undercarriage. Behind them come toasted malt, walnut and a hint of leather. The smoke is not maritime, it reads more like smouldering wood than sea air.

  Palate

  Full and in two halves. The sherry’s dried fruit and chocolate open, then the smoke enters from the side along with black pepper and a dry oak tannin. At 52.2% the concentration is good, and the two elements keep each other in check the whole way.

  Finish

  Long. Smoke, dark fruit and spiced oak leave together, with a dry ash note right at the end.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 12 Years Old Valinch & Mallet 2009/2021 Single Highland Malt Whisky 52.2%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Valinch & Mallet
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 52.2%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Sherry Hogshead, cask no. 706023
  Distilled: 2009
  Bottled: 2021
  Number of bottles: 338

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Sherry Matured · Dark Fruit · Spiced · Cask Strength · Nutty

  Did You Know?

  The word valinch describes the copper tube a warehouse manager pushes down through the bung hole to draw a sample, and a mallet is the wooden hammer that knocks the bung loose again. Valinch & Mallet have therefore named themselves after the two tools an independent bottler uses most, the ones in your hands when you decide whether a cask is good enough.

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  Ardmore 17 Years The Chess Malt Collection G7 Single Island Malt Whisky 59,7%

  Item no.: 505956-498796-455-4

  Thirty-two bottles, thirty-two chess pieces. Two kings, two queens, four bishops, four knights, four rooks and sixteen pawns, each one a whisky from a different distillery. This one stands on g7, and behind the piece sits a seventeen year old Ardmore at full cask strength.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 17 Years Old The Chess Malt Collection G7 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured entirely in bourbon wood and bottled at 59.7% cask strength. It was distilled in February 2002 and bottled in June 2019, and the cask gave 239 bottles.

  The Chess Malt Collection is a series of 32 bottlings from different distilleries across Scotland, where each bottle corresponds to a piece on the chessboard, split evenly between black and white. The series gathers distilleries you rarely see side by side, tied together by a concept rather than by a region or a cask type.

  Ardmore is one of the few Highland distilleries with peat smoke as a core style, and after seventeen years in bourbon wood the smoke has grown softer and better integrated. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Tropical fruit first, mango, pineapple and a little melon, which is typical of long maturation in bourbon casks. Beneath sit toasted nuts, vanilla and a light dry smoke closer to cold ash than a fire.

  Palate

  Full and oily. Tropical fruit and honey open, then nuts, vanilla and a dry smoky edge. The 59.7% is pronounced, but after seventeen years there is roundness enough to carry it. Water draws the fruit further forward.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Smoke, toasted nuts and oak, with a final sweetness of tropical fruit that lingers.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 17 Years Old The Chess Malt Collection G7 Single Highland Malt Whisky 59.7%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: The Chess Malt Collection
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 17 years
  ABV: 59.7%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon cask
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: February 2002
  Bottled: June 2019
  Number of bottles: 239
  Edition: The Chess Malt Collection G7

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Tropical Fruit · Nutty · Vanilla · Cask Strength · Oaky

  Investment Potential

  Medium. The series is built to be collected, and a concept of 32 pieces creates demand for the individual bottles long after release. With only 239 bottles from this cask, an age of seventeen years and full cask strength, there are several reasons this one will be hard to find again.

  Did You Know?

  The series consists of 32 different whiskies, one for each piece on a chessboard: two kings, two queens, four bishops, four knights, four rooks and sixteen pawns, split evenly between black and white. The designation G7 refers to the square on the board, and on a chessboard a pawn stands on g7 at the start of the game.

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  Ardmore 2008/2015 Signatory Vintage 7 years old Vinmonopolet Single Highland Malt Whisky 40%

  Item no.: 22227865449-232

  Norway buys its spirits through a state monopoly, and when Vinmonopolet picks a single cask it does so after a blind tasting with no regard for name or label. This cask made it through. It is number 21 in the series.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2008/2015 Signatory Vintage 7 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a Bourbon Barrel and bottled at 40%. Cask 800083 was distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2015 as a single cask for Vinmonopolet, giving 357 bottles.

  The combination is unusual: a single cask at 40%. Most single cask releases go into the bottle at cask strength, but here the whisky has been reduced to standard strength. In return it is neither chill filtered nor coloured, which at 40% requires a cask with real body behind it.

  Ardmore makes peated whisky as its core style at around 12 to 14 ppm. After seven years in a bourbon barrel the smoke is still fresh and direct, with the cask’s vanilla and cereal standing clearly alongside.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and pale malt first, with peat smoke as a dry line underneath. There is honey and green apple in it, plus a light soot or ash note that tells you peat is in play.

  Palate

  Soft and straightforward. Malt, vanilla and baked apple open, then the smoke arrives as a dry earthy floor along with a light peppery spice. At 40% it drinks easily, and the smoke never dominates.

  Finish

  Medium length. Malt, honey and a dry smoky note that lets go calmly without bitterness.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2008/2015 Signatory Vintage 7 Years Old Vinmonopolet Single Highland Malt Whisky 40%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 7 years
  ABV: 40%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon Barrel, cask no. 800083
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2008
  Bottled: 2015
  Number of bottles: 357
  Edition: Single Cask for Vinmonopolet No. 21

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Malty · Vanilla · Fruity · Soft · Dry

  Investment Potential

  Medium. Single casks for Vinmonopolet are not reissued, and they exist only in the outturn the cask gave, here 357 bottles. Because they are distributed through one channel in one country, they rarely surface on the wider market afterwards.

  Did You Know?

  Vinmonopolet was established in 1922 and has since been Norway’s only legal channel for the sale of spirits. That is precisely what makes their single cask selections interesting: there are no competing chains to accommodate, and the choice is made by a buying team rather than by a brand.

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  Ardmore 2009/2020 Signatory Vintage 11 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 059763-12846

  The casks had held Islay whisky before Ardmore moved in. It sounds like a footnote, but it changes everything: here Highland peat meets the remains of coastal peat in the wood itself.

  Please note: This bottle has wear and rust on the cap.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2009/2020 Signatory Vintage 11 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks that previously held Islay whisky and bottled at 46%. It was distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2020 in Signatory’s Un-Chillfiltered Collection.

  A cask does not forget. If it has held heavily peated Islay whisky, phenols remain in the staves and leach into the next filling. When the contents are already peated Highland malt from Ardmore, you end up with two different kinds of smoke layered on each other: the dry earthy one from Aberdeenshire and a hint of the maritime one from the west coast.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured. Bottling at 46% was chosen to preserve body and mouthfeel without going all the way to cask strength.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dry smoke first, with a suggestion of seaweed and iodine behind it that has no business being in a Highland. Vanilla, malt and green apple from the bourbon wood sit underneath.

  Palate

  Malty and soft to begin, then the smoke arrives in two layers: first the dry earthy one, then a saltier, more medicinal note from the cask’s past life. At 46% there is good body, and the two kinds of smoke stand clearly beside each other.

  Finish

  Medium to long. Ash, salt and malt, with a dry close where the Islay inheritance lingers longest.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2009/2020 Signatory Vintage 11 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks that previously held Islay whisky
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2009
  Bottled: 2020
  Edition: The Un-Chillfiltered Collection

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Maritime · Malty · Vanilla · Dry · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  Ardmore was built in 1898 by Adam Teacher to secure malt for the family blend, Teacher's Highland Cream. For decades the distillery was almost invisible to consumers, because virtually all of its output went straight into blends. That is why most Ardmore bottles on the market still come from independent bottlers.

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  Ardmore 2009/2022 Adelphi Selection 12 yr FC Whisky Single Malt Scotch Whisky 58,6%

  Item no.: 22227865555-88874123

  The cask came from Laphroaig on Islay. The whisky came from Ardmore in Aberdeenshire. Two peated houses from opposite ends of Scotland shared the same wood, and the result was 194 bottles, released for the Danish market alone.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2009/2022 Adelphi Selection 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a used bourbon cask from Laphroaig and bottled at 58.6% cask strength. Cask 709300 was distilled on 16 December 2009 and bottled on 11 October 2022, giving 194 bottles for FC Whisky in Denmark.

  An ex-Laphroaig cask is not neutral. Laphroaig is one of the most heavily peated whiskies in Scotland, and phenols from the previous filling remain in the staves. Put Ardmore’s own peated malt into that cask and you get two kinds of smoke that are not alike: Ardmore’s dry earthy Highland smoke and a saltier, more medicinal undercurrent from Islay.

  Adelphi is known for a very strict selection, where only a small fraction of the casks the house tastes make it through. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Peat smoke and salt first, with tar and a suggestion of iodine behind, the Laphroaig inheritance is obvious. Vanilla, honey and toasted malt from the bourbon wood sit underneath.

  Palate

  Powerful and oily. Smoke and salt open, then honey, vanilla and a dry peppery spice. The 58.6% pushes hard, but there is body enough to carry it. A few drops of water draw out the sweetness and calm the salt.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Ash, salt and spiced oak, with a final malt sweetness lingering beneath the smoke.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2009/2022 Adelphi Selection 12 Years Old FC Whisky Single Malt Scotch Whisky 58.6%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 58.6%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Used bourbon cask from Laphroaig, cask no. 709300
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 16 December 2009
  Bottled: 11 October 2022
  Number of bottles: 194
  Edition: Adelphi Selection for FC Whisky

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Maritime · Spiced · Honeyed · Cask Strength · Dry

  Investment Potential

  Medium. 194 bottles, an ex-Laphroaig cask, cask strength and a release made for one market only. Danish exclusives rarely resurface once they have been drunk, precisely because they were never in wider distribution.

  Did You Know?

  The cask has travelled an unusual route. It was first filled with bourbon in the United States, then shipped to Islay and filled with Laphroaig, and finally taken to Aberdeenshire to hold Ardmore. Three countries, three contents, and all three can be tasted in the finished whisky if you go looking for them.

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  Ardmore 2009/2023 Signatory Vintage 13 years old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 059763-615-874

  Second fill after Islay. Two words that say a great deal: the cask has held bourbon, then a heavily peated Islay, and now Ardmore for thirteen years. There is not much force left in the wood, and that is exactly the point.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2009/2023 Signatory Vintage 13 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in second fill bourbon casks after Islay whisky and bottled at 46%. It was distilled in 2009 and bottled in 2023 in Signatory’s Un-Chillfiltered Collection.

  The difference from a first fill is marked. A second fill cask gives up less vanilla, less colour and less tannin, so Ardmore’s own peated character gets far more room. What Islay phenols remain in the staves are correspondingly muted, sitting as a suggestion rather than a layer.

  Thirteen years is a long time for a cask that gives little. The result is a whisky where the spirit stands at the front and the wood keeps to the background. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dry smoke and toasted malt first, with honey and a light citrus peel behind. The vanilla is subdued, and a clean cereal note runs through it all. This is the spirit talking, not the cask.

  Palate

  Malty and dry. The smoke arrives early and stays, with honey and baked apple underneath. There is a light saline undercurrent from the cask’s Islay past and a dry, peppery turn mid-palate. At 46% the body is good without being heavy.

  Finish

  Medium and dry. Ash, malt and a lightly bitter oak note that lets go cleanly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2009/2023 Signatory Vintage 13 Years Old Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Second fill bourbon casks after Islay whisky
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2009
  Bottled: 2023
  Edition: The Un-Chillfiltered Collection
  EAN no.: 5021944121717

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Malty · Dry · Honeyed · Spiced · Clean

  Did You Know?

  Ardmore was the last Scottish malt distillery to use coal-fired stills. Only in 2001 did it switch to steam heating. Direct fire gives a slightly more scorched, meaty spirit, so whisky distilled at Ardmore before the turn of the millennium has a different character from what is made today.

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  Ardmore 2010/2021 Islay Cask Finish Wilson & Morgan 10 years old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 48%

  Item no.: 22227865432-10141-smal5197

  Italians have had a fondness for Scotch whisky for decades that the Scots themselves have struggled to explain. Wilson & Morgan have been bottling since 1992, and here they have taken a peated Highland and given it a spell in an Islay cask. This is not restraint.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2010/2021 Islay Cask Finish Wilson & Morgan 10 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in American oak and finished in an Islay cask, bottled at 48%. Cask 803511 was distilled on 30 June 2010 and bottled on 16 June 2021 in the Barrel Selection Private Cask range.

  An Islay finish on a whisky that is already peated is a double dose. Ardmore’s own smoke is dry and earthy from inland peat in Aberdeenshire, while the Islay cask lays salt, seaweed and a medicinal edge over the top. The two kinds of smoke come from different landscapes and behave differently in the glass.

  Wilson & Morgan was founded in 1992 and is run by the Venetian Rossi family. Italy has an unusually long tradition of independent whisky bottling, and several of the most respected houses in the trade are Italian.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Smoke in two layers: first the dry ashy one from Ardmore, then a saltier and more medicinal note from the Islay cask. Vanilla, honey and a light toasted malt sit underneath.

  Palate

  Dry and smoky from the first sip. Ash and salt open, then malt sweetness and a touch of citrus that keeps the whisky from becoming one-note. At 48% the body is good, and the smoke holds all the way without turning sharp.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Ash, salt and peppery oak, with a light sweetness sitting beneath the smoke at the close.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2010/2021 Islay Cask Finish Wilson & Morgan 10 Years Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 48%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Wilson & Morgan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 10 years
  ABV: 48%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: American oak, finished in an Islay cask, cask no. 803511
  Distilled: 30 June 2010
  Bottled: 16 June 2021
  Edition: Barrel Selection Private Cask

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Maritime · Dry · Malty · Spiced · Vanilla

  Did You Know?

  Wilson & Morgan has Italian roots, and that is no accident. When Scottish distilleries sold casks off inexpensively in the post-war decades, Italian importers were among the most persistent buyers. That is why many of the most legendary old bottlings carry Italian labels, and why Italian houses still hold a strong position in the trade.

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  Ardmore 2010/2021 Signatory Vintage 11 years old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-19727950

  Two casks with consecutive numbers, 800999 and 801000, were filled on the same day and emptied on the same day eleven years later. Neighbours the whole way through. They were vatted together into 480 bottles, and it is still single malt.

  Please note: This bottle has wear and rust on the cap.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2010/2021 Signatory Vintage 11 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks 800999 and 801000 and bottled at 46%. It was distilled on 6 May 2010 and bottled on 6 August 2021 in Signatory’s Un-Chillfiltered Collection, giving 480 bottles.

  Vatting two casks rather than bottling them separately is a deliberate choice. You lose the individuality of a single cask but gain a larger, better balanced release where one cask’s quirks get evened out. As long as all the whisky comes from one distillery, the term Single Malt Whisky still applies.

  Here there is no Islay past in the wood and no sherry, only plain bourbon casks. That gives Ardmore’s own peated character and malt sweetness a clear run, and the result is the most straightforward of Signatory’s Ardmore releases in this range.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and pale malt first, with dry smoke as a firm undercarriage. There is honey, green apple and a light coconut note from the bourbon wood. Clean and precise with nothing heavy about it.

  Palate

  Malty and soft. Vanilla and baked apple open, then the smoke arrives as a dry earthy note alongside white pepper. At 46% the body is good, and the balance between sweetness and smoke stays even the whole way.

  Finish

  Medium length. Malt, vanilla and a dry ash note that lets go cleanly without bitterness.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2010/2021 Signatory Vintage 11 Years Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 11 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks no. 800999 and 801000
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 6 May 2010
  Bottled: 6 August 2021
  Number of bottles: 480
  Edition: The Un-Chillfiltered Collection

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Malty · Vanilla · Fruity · Dry · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  Ardmore’s peat comes from the mainland in Aberdeenshire, not from Islay. Mainland peat is formed from heather, moss and wood rather than seaweed and salt water, so it gives a dry, earthy and almost sooty smoke without iodine or tar. It is the same difference you can taste between a Highland and an Islay without seeing the labels.

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  Ardmore 2010/2022 Signatory Vintage 12 Year Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 226-19727911

  Three casks from April 2010 sat for twelve years before somebody decided they belonged together. That is the kind of choice that never makes it onto the label, yet it decides what ends up in the glass.

  Please note: This bottle has wear and rust on the cap.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2010/2022 Signatory Vintage 12 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in bourbon casks 800518, 800527 and 800531 and bottled at 46%. It was distilled in April 2010 and bottled in November 2022 in Signatory’s Un-Chillfiltered Collection.

  The Un-Chillfiltered Collection was created for those who want single malt in its most natural form: bottled without chill filtration and without added colour, so the whisky reaches the bottle as it came out of the cask, apart from an adjustment of strength to 46%.

  Three bourbon casks give a broader starting point than one. Each cask has its own small quirk, and vatted together they even each other out. The result is an Ardmore where the peat smoke and the malt sweetness hold each other in balance rather than one cask’s character dominating.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted malt and dry smoke first, with honey and baked apple behind. There is a light coconut and vanilla note from the bourbon wood and a fine, clean cereal floor running through it all.

  Palate

  Full and malty. Honey and vanilla open, then the smoke arrives as a dry earthy floor along with a touch of pepper and citrus peel. After twelve years the edges have been smoothed off, and balance is the real strength here.

  Finish

  Medium to long. Malt, honey and dry smoke, letting go slowly and cleanly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2010/2022 Signatory Vintage 12 Years Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 12 years
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks no. 800518, 800527 and 800531
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: April 2010
  Bottled: November 2022
  Edition: The Un-Chillfiltered Collection

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Malty · Honeyed · Vanilla · Dry · Balanced

  Did You Know?

  Signatory Vintage was founded in 1988 by Andrew Symington and is today one of Scotland’s most prolific independent bottling houses. The company also owns the Edradour distillery in Perthshire, and Signatory’s warehousing and bottling facilities sit right beside it. The journey from cask to bottle is therefore a short one.

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  Ardmore 2010/2023 Signatory Vintage 13 years old 100 Proof Edition #4 Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 57.1%

  Item no.: 059763-615-631

  100 proof is not a round number, it is a historical measure. In the British system it corresponds to 57.1% alcohol, and that is exactly where every single bottle in this series sits, whatever the distillery and whatever the age.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2010/2023 Signatory Vintage 13 Years Old 100 Proof Edition #4 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butts and bottled at 57.1%. Cask 137 was distilled in 2010 and bottled on 5 December 2023.

  The 100 Proof series gathers single malts from different Scottish distilleries, all bottled at precisely the same strength. That makes the series an unusually clean comparison: with the alcohol content identical, the differences between distillery and cask stand out without the strength clouding the picture.

  Here Ardmore’s peated Highland spirit meets first fill Oloroso wood. It is a forceful combination, since fresh sherry casks give dark fruit, tannin and colour in quantity, and the smoke has to work to get through. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dark fruit first: raisins, prunes and preserved cherries. Beneath sit dry smoke and roasted nuts, along with a resinous sherry note that only first fill casks provide.

  Palate

  Full and dark. Raisins and bitter chocolate open, then the smoke arrives as a dry undercurrent alongside spiced oak and black pepper. At 57.1% the concentration is considerable, and sherry and smoke pull in opposite directions all the way.

  Finish

  Long and spiced. Dark fruit, ash and oak tannin, with a warmth that lingers well afterwards.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2010/2023 Signatory Vintage 13 Years Old 100 Proof Edition #4 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 57.1%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Signatory Vintage
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 13 years
  ABV: 57.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 1st fill Oloroso Sherry Butts, cask no. 137
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2010
  Bottled: 5 December 2023
  Edition: 100 Proof Edition #4
  EAN no.: 5021944125081

  Flavour Profile

  Sherry Matured · Smoky · Dark Fruit · Spiced · Cask Strength · Nutty

  Did You Know?

  The proof system comes from an old British method of checking whether spirit had been watered down: you poured it over gunpowder and set it alight. If the powder burned, the spirit was strong enough and had passed the proof. One hundred degrees proof was later fixed at 57.1% alcohol, and that is exactly the strength this series is bottled at.

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  Ardmore 2012/2022 Càrn Mòr 9 years old Single Highland Malt Whisky 47,5%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-197280321-0922

  Càrn Mòr means the great cairn in Gaelic, and the Strictly Limited range is the house’s younger half: whisky that has not yet reached double figures but already has something to say. This one is nine years old and comes from a bourbon barrel.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2012/2022 Càrn Mòr 9 Years Old is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a Bourbon Barrel and bottled at 47.5%. It was distilled in 2012 and bottled in 2022 in the Strictly Limited range, giving 1,184 bottles.

  Strictly Limited is Càrn Mòr’s range for younger releases, all bottled at 47.5% and typically composed from a small group of casks. Over the years the series has held whisky from Glen Ord, Bunnahabhain, Benrinnes, Ben Nevis, Pulteney, Caol Ila, BenRiach and Mortlach, and now Ardmore too.

  Nine years in a bourbon barrel is enough for Ardmore’s peated character to settle without being rounded away. The smoke is still fresh, and the cask’s vanilla and cereal stand clearly beside it. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured. Càrn Mòr is part of Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted malt and dry smoke first, with vanilla and pale honey behind. There is green apple and a light coconut note from the bourbon wood, and it all reads clean and young.

  Palate

  Fresh and malty. Vanilla and baked apple open, then the smoke arrives as a dry earthy line along with white pepper. At 47.5% the body is good, and the youthful freshness is part of the point rather than a shortcoming.

  Finish

  Medium length. Malt, dry smoke and a light oak dryness that lets go cleanly without bitterness.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2012/2022 Càrn Mòr 9 Years Old Single Highland Malt Whisky 47.5%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: Càrn Mòr
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 9 years
  ABV: 47.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon Barrel
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2012
  Bottled: 2022
  Number of bottles: 1,184
  Edition: Strictly Limited
  EAN no.: 5060109229295

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Malty · Vanilla · Fresh · Dry · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  Càrn Mòr is run by Morrison Scotch Whisky Distillers, one of Scotland’s oldest whisky families. The same house is behind the Aberargie distillery and the Old Perth range. The family formally traded as Morrison & Mackay until October 2020, when the name was changed to the present one.

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  Ardmore 2016 Heavily Peated Coopers Choice Bourbon Cask Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 46%

  Item no.: 22227865392-988

  Heavily Peated it says on the label, and that is worth reading twice. Ardmore normally sits moderate on the peat, but when the distillery turns it up and a single cask catches it, you get something quite different from the usual Highland smoke.

  Please note: The label on this bottle is wrinkled.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore 2016 Heavily Peated Coopers Choice is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a used bourbon cask and bottled at 46%. Cask 8048 was distilled in 2016 and gave 270 bottles.

  The Coopers Choice is the single cask range from The Vintage Malt Whisky Co., a house founded in 1992 by Brian Crook. He holds an honours degree in food science and had twenty years in the malt whisky trade behind him, latterly as export director for one of Scotland’s principal distillers, before setting out on his own.

  A used bourbon cask gives less vanilla and less colour than a first fill, and that is precisely why the smoke can stand out so clearly here. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dry peat smoke first, more soot and embers than open fire. Behind it come vanilla, toasted malt and a light citrus peel. There is a clear earthy note that is Ardmore’s fingerprint.

  Palate

  The smoke fills the mouth immediately and stays. Beneath it sit malt sweetness, baked apple and a touch of honey, while a dry peppery note tightens things mid-palate. At 46% the body is good, and the cask’s restraint lets the smoke take the lead.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Ash, malt and a lightly bitter oak note that lets go slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore 2016 Heavily Peated Coopers Choice Bourbon Cask Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: The Coopers Choice
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Used bourbon cask, cask no. 8048
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2016
  Number of bottles: 270
  Edition: The Coopers Choice

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Dry · Malty · Vanilla · Spiced · Earthy

  Did You Know?

  The Vintage Malt Whisky Co. is behind more familiar names than The Coopers Choice. The house also owns the Islay brands Finlaggan and The Ileach, both bottled without a distillery name on the label. It is an old tradition in the trade: whisky from a distillery that may not be named, sent out under a brand of its own.

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  Ardmore Coopers Choice Peat & Fruit Single Highland Malt Whisky 56,5%

  Item no.: 22227865392-8762

  Pineau des Charentes is neither wine nor cognac but something in between: grape must blended with young cognac and rested in cask. Putting peated Highland malt into a cask like that is an idea few would have had, and the name on the bottle says exactly what came out of it.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore Coopers Choice Peat & Fruit is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in a Pineau des Charentes cask and bottled at 56.5% cask strength. Cask 9522 gave 340 bottles.

  Pineau des Charentes is made in the cognac region by blending fresh grape must with young cognac, which stops the fermentation and keeps the sweetness. The cask therefore leaves both fruit sweetness and a light brandy character, a combination that meets Ardmore’s peat smoke in a very different way from sherry or bourbon.

  The result is right there in the name: smoke and fruit side by side rather than one on top of the other. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and it is bottled at cask strength.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Peat smoke and sweet grape fruit at the same time. There is apricot, grape and a light honey note, and beneath it the dry earthy smoke Ardmore always carries. At 56.5% the alcohol is obvious, so let the glass sit a moment.

  Palate

  Sweet opening with grape fruit, apricot and caramel, then the smoke arrives from the side and tightens things along with a dry peppery note. The two elements work against each other in a way that keeps the mouth awake. The texture is full and lightly syrupy.

  Finish

  Long. Fruit sweetness and smoke let go at roughly the same time, with a dry oak note and a final trace of grape must.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore Coopers Choice Peat & Fruit Single Highland Malt Whisky 56.5%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Bottler: The Coopers Choice
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 56.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Finished in a Pineau des Charentes cask, cask no. 9522
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 340
  Edition: Peat & Fruit

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Fruity · Sweet · Vinous · Cask Strength · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  Pineau des Charentes is said to have come about by accident in the sixteenth century, when a winemaker mistakenly poured grape must into a cask that still held cognac. Decades later he discovered the contents had turned into something else entirely, and far better than he had expected. It is not often a cask type has such a specific origin story.

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  Ardmore Traditional Cask Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%

  Item no.: 22227865449-38

  A quarter cask holds around 125 litres, a quarter of a sherry butt. A smaller cask means more wood contact per drop, and the whisky matures faster. In the nineteenth century it was the standard size, because casks had to be carried on horseback.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardmore Traditional Cask is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in traditional oak casks and finished in Quarter Casks, bottled at 46%. It is the distillery’s own release and one of the few official Ardmore bottles on the market.

  Ardmore is one of the few Highland distilleries where peat smoke is the core style rather than a side project. The smoke comes from peat burned during the malting of the barley, and because the peat is from inland Aberdeenshire it reads dry and earthy rather than maritime.

  The finish in small hand-made quarter casks adds depth and a softness that large casks cannot deliver in the same time. The whisky is bottled at 46% and without chill filtration, which preserves body and mouthfeel.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Soft and spiced. Peat smoke first, then vanilla and a light sweetness of seaweed and ripe fruit. There is a creamy thread through it all that is the distillery’s signature.

  Palate

  Creamy and full. Peat, vanilla and sweet fruit open, then a spiced warmth arrives from the quarter cask finish. At 46% the body is good, and the smoke sits as a warm floor rather than a point.

  Finish

  Medium length. Peat, malt and a lightly spiced oak note that lets go softly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardmore Traditional Cask Single Highland Malt Whisky 46%
  Distillery: Ardmore
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Traditional oak casks and finished in Quarter Casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Edition: Traditional Cask
  EAN no.: 5010019636591

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Creamy · Vanilla · Fruity · Spiced · Soft

  Did You Know?

  Ardmore was founded in 1898 by Adam Teacher to secure malt for the family blend, Teacher's Highland Cream. For more than a century the distillery was largely invisible to consumers, because nearly all its output went straight into blends. Official bottlings under its own name are therefore a relatively recent thing.

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