Ardnamurchan Whisky

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  Ardnamurchan 2017 AD2 Spirit Adelphi 53,6%

  Item no.: 22227865364-801

  The bottle did not say whisky, and that was deliberate. Scottish law requires three years in cask before the word can be used, and Ardnamurchan had not got there yet. So they called it Spirit and sent it out anyway, so people could follow the distillery from the very beginning.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan 2017 AD2 Spirit is a Highland Single Malt Spirit from Ardnamurchan Distillery, bottled at 53.6% by Adelphi. It is the distillery’s second annual release of young spirit and may not be called whisky, because it has not spent the three years in cask that Scottish law requires.

  Ardnamurchan was built by the independent bottler Adelphi on the remote Ardnamurchan peninsula on Scotland’s west coast. There had never been a legal distillery on the peninsula before the site opened in 2014. The distillery makes two styles, one peated and one unpeated, matured in American and Spanish oak.

  The run of Spirit releases spans 2016 to 2019, and AD2 is the second in the sequence. The distillery’s first proper Single Malt Whisky arrived in September 2020. The spirit is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Young and direct. Fresh malted barley first, then pear, green apple and a clear cereal sweetness. A light peat smoke sits beneath it all along with a clean, almost bready note you only meet in spirit that has not had time to be rounded off.

  Palate

  Powerful and raw in the good sense. Malt and grain fill the middle of the mouth, while the cask’s vanilla has only just begun to report in. There is a peated undercurrent and a peppery warmth, and at 53.6% the texture is oily and full.

  Finish

  Medium and dry. Grain, malt and a lightly smoky edge that lets go sooner than an older whisky would.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan 2017 AD2 Spirit Adelphi 53.6%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Spirit
  ABV: 53.6%
  Size: 70 CL
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2017
  Edition: AD2 Spirit
  EAN no.: 5060386504023

  Flavour Profile

  Young · Malty · Fruity · Lightly Smoky · Cask Strength · Grain Forward

  Investment Potential

  Medium. The Spirit releases were made during a short window before the distillery could call its spirit whisky, and they will never come again. For anyone collecting a distillery’s history from the first bottle, AD2 is a link in a sequence that cannot be recreated.

  Did You Know?

  Ardnamurchan draws all its electricity from a hydro generator on the river beside the distillery. The location is so remote that producing its own power was easier than running a supply network out there. The environmental case was there too, but the practicality came first.

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  Ardnamurchan 2018 AD3 Spirit Adelphi 70 cl 55.3%

  Item no.: 22227865364-101205

  Third year in the sequence, and now sherry casks only. Ardnamurchan put all of AD3 into hogsheads and butts from Spain, and the difference from the year before is obvious before you have tasted anything: the colour alone tells you what the wood has done.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan 2018 AD3 Spirit is a Highland Single Malt Spirit matured in sherry casks in the form of hogsheads and butts and bottled at 55.3% by Adelphi. Approximately 5,000 bottles were made. The designation Spirit is because it has not spent the three years in cask that Scottish law requires before the word whisky may be used.

  The two cask sizes do different things. A hogshead holds around 250 litres and works relatively fast, while a butt of around 500 litres moves more slowly and gives a more measured sherry character. Using both gives you speed and depth in the same release.

  Ardnamurchan makes both peated and unpeated malt, and both styles feature in the house’s releases. The spirit is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Raisins and dried fig first, clearly sherried for something this young. Beneath sit fresh malt and a light peat smoke, along with a nutty note the butts have laid in.

  Palate

  Sweeter and rounder than you would expect from anything under three years. Dark fruit and spice open, then the cereal character comes through along with a peated undercurrent. At 55.3% the concentration is good, and the sherry carries the youth well.

  Finish

  Medium length. Raisins, malt and a lightly smoky dryness that lets go cleanly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan 2018 AD3 Spirit Adelphi 55.3%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Spirit
  ABV: 55.3%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Sherry casks, hogsheads and butts
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2018
  Number of bottles: Approximately 5,000
  Edition: AD3 Spirit
  EAN no.: 5060383650426

  Flavour Profile

  Sherry Matured · Young · Dark Fruit · Nutty · Lightly Smoky · Cask Strength

  Did You Know?

  The Ardnamurchan peninsula is so remote that the road out there is single track along much of its length. The distillery sits at Glenbeg overlooking Glenmore Bay towards the island of Mull, and it is one of the remotest distilleries in Scotland. Seven years of work went from the idea to the finished distillery.

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  Ardnamurchan 2019 AD4 Spirit Adelphi 57,4%

  Item no.: 22227865364-2019A

  The last chapter before the whisky. AD4 is the fourth and final Spirit release from Ardnamurchan, and the following year the distillery could finally write whisky on the label. Octaves are in play here too, the smallest casks in the house.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan 2019 AD4 Spirit is a Highland Single Malt Spirit matured in sherry casks in the form of hogsheads, butts and octaves and bottled at 57.4% by Adelphi. Approximately 5,100 bottles were made. It is legally a Spirit because it has not spent the three years in cask that Scottish law requires.

  Octaves are the addition compared with the year before. An octave holds around 50 litres, the smallest cask in common use, and with so little liquid per square centimetre of wood it works very fast. It is an efficient way to give young spirit more cask character than the years alone would allow.

  AD4 is the last in the run of Spirit releases that spanned 2016 to 2019. In September 2020 the distillery’s first proper Single Malt Whisky arrived. The spirit is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Dark fruit and syrup first, more concentrated than the preceding years. There are raisins, dates and a clear spiced sherry note, and beneath sit fresh malt and a light peat smoke.

  Palate

  Full and sweet, almost dessert-like in the middle. Dark fruit, spice and burnt sugar open, then the cereal character and the smoke come through. At 57.4% the concentration is marked, and the small casks make themselves felt in the texture.

  Finish

  Medium to long. Spice, dark fruit and a dry, lightly smoky close.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan 2019 AD4 Spirit Adelphi 57.4%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Spirit
  ABV: 57.4%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Sherry casks, hogsheads, butts and octaves
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: 2019
  Number of bottles: Approximately 5,100
  Edition: AD4 Spirit
  EAN no.: 5060383650730

  Flavour Profile

  Sherry Matured · Sweet · Spiced · Young · Cask Strength · Dark Fruit

  Did You Know?

  An octave holds around 50 litres and is the smallest cask used in ordinary whisky production. The name comes from it being roughly an eighth of a butt. Because the ratio of liquid to wood is so extreme, an octave can deliver in a few months what a butt takes years to give.

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  Ardnamurchan 9 Years Old Single Cask No. 325 Single Highland Malt Whisky 57,8%

  Item no.: 2222785333-7774101

  Nine years is a long time for a distillery that only fired up the stills in 2014. This is among the oldest single casks the house has let out: peated spirit in a first fill PX cask, bottled for a Danish importer’s twenty-fifth anniversary.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan 9 Years Old Single Cask No. 325 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a peated 1st fill ex-PX Sherry Hogshead and bottled at 57.8% cask strength. The cask gave 330 bottles, filled to mark FC Whisky’s 25th anniversary.

  A first fill PX cask is among the most active you can give a whisky. Pedro Ximénez is the sweetest sherry style, and in a hogshead of around 250 litres it works fast and directly. Meeting peated spirit, the result is a clear contrast rather than a blend: sweetness and smoke stand beside each other the whole way.

  Ardnamurchan was built by Adelphi on the peninsula of the same name on Scotland’s west coast and has been producing since 2014. The distillery makes both peated and unpeated malt, and this comes from the peated side of the house.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Smoky notes of charred wood and a trace of ash leaves first, immediately balanced by sweeter aromas of dried fruit, dark chocolate and spiced sherry.

  Palate

  Full and complex: smoke, dried raisins, figs and a touch of caramelised sugar. The sherry maturation adds a subtle sweetness of spice and oak, while the light smoke gives the whisky its characteristic depth. At 57.8% it carries well.

  Finish

  Long, with warm notes of spice and a light dryness that underlines the complexity.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan 9 Years Old Single Cask No. 325 Single Highland Malt Whisky 57.8%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  Age: 9 years
  ABV: 57.8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Peated 1st fill ex-PX Sherry Hogshead, cask no. 325
  Number of bottles: 330
  Edition: Single Cask No. 325
  EAN no.: 5060383654363

  Flavour Profile

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

  Investment Potential

  Medium. Nine years is among the oldest Ardnamurchan has released as a single cask, and there are 330 bottles from a cask chosen for a particular occasion. Early vintages from the distillery are already hard to find.

  Did You Know?

  Ardnamurchan runs its peated and unpeated production in separate periods of the year, and the casks are marked accordingly. Cask 325 is marked peated, so it is possible to know in advance which side of the house a single cask release comes from, something very few distilleries state so plainly.

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  Ardnamurchan AD 01.21:01 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 46.8%

  Item no.: 22227865364-Batch02

  Second batch, same recipe. 65% bourbon casks, 35% sherry casks, half peated and half unpeated malt. Ardnamurchan found the ratio they wanted and repeated it, which is harder than it sounds when the casks are not the same from one year to the next.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan AD 01.21:01 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky composed of 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks and bottled at 46.8%. This second batch ran to 14,676 bottles.

  The malt is split evenly between peated and unpeated. That is the distillery’s founding choice: rather than making two separate whiskies they bring both styles together in the same bottle, so the smoke works as a floor rather than the main event. The split between bourbon and sherry meanwhile gives both vanilla and dark fruit.

  Every bottle carries a QR code giving access to blockchain-registered production data, and the carton is made from 100% recycled board. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Vanilla and bright fruit first from the bourbon casks, then raisins and orange from the sherry portion. Beneath sits a dry peat smoke, clear without taking over, and a fresh malt note.

  Palate

  Soft and balanced. Baked apple, honey and vanilla open, then the sherry’s dark fruit and a lightly spiced warmth arrive. The smoke sits underneath and grows clearer towards the close. At 46.8% the body is good without being heavy.

  Finish

  Medium length. Malt, dark fruit and a dry smoky edge that lets go cleanly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan AD 01.21:01 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46.8%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46.8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 14,676
  Edition: AD 01.21:01 Batch 02
  EAN no.: 5060383651324

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Fruity · Vanilla · Sherry Matured · Balanced · Malty

  Did You Know?

  Every bottle from Ardnamurchan carries a QR code giving access to production data registered on a blockchain: which malt, which casks, which dates. It is an unusual degree of openness in a trade where many distilleries would rather not state more than the age on the label.

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  Ardnamurchan AD 09.20:01 Single Malt Whisky 46,8%

  Item no.: 22227865364-Batch01

  Six and a half years passed between firing up the stills and anyone daring to write whisky on the label. Ardnamurchan was busy finding the right ratio between bourbon and sherry, and in September 2020 they were done. This is bottle number one in the distillery’s history.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan AD 09.20:01 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky composed of 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks and bottled at 46.8% in September 2020. It is the distillery’s first official Single Malt Whisky, and 15,950 bottles were made.

  The malt is split evenly between peated and unpeated, the choice that has since become the house signature. The smoke works as a floor rather than the main event, and the split between bourbon and sherry gives vanilla, bright fruit and dark sherry fruit in the same glass.

  The distillery was built by the independent bottler Adelphi at Glenbeg on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, looking out over Glenmore Bay towards the island of Mull. Seven years of work went from the idea to the finished distillery, and the doors opened in July 2014. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh malt and bright fruit first, pear and apple from the bourbon casks. Then raisins and orange peel from the sherry portion, and beneath it all a dry peat smoke, clear without being dominant.

  Palate

  Soft and well balanced. Vanilla, honey and baked fruit open, then the sherry’s darker fruit and a lightly spiced warmth arrive. The smoke gathers everything up towards the close. At 46.8% the body is good, and the whisky reads more finished than six and a half years would suggest.

  Finish

  Medium to long. Malt, dark fruit and a dry smoky edge that lingers neatly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan AD 09.20:01 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 46.8%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46.8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Bottled: September 2020
  Number of bottles: 15,950
  Edition: AD 09.20:01 Batch 01
  EAN no.: 5060383651256

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Fruity · Vanilla · Sherry Matured · Balanced · Malty

  Investment Potential

  High. This is the first official Single Malt Whisky a distillery ever released, and 15,950 bottles exist and never any more. First releases from distilleries that go on to succeed are among the most sought after bottles on the secondary market.

  Did You Know?

  There is no age statement on the bottle, but the arithmetic is easy: the distillery began distilling in July 2014, and the whisky was bottled in September 2020. That gives around six years and two months for the youngest content. The distillery chose to state the dates rather than a number, which says more precisely what you are holding.

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  Ardnamurchan AD 09:15 Cask 588 FC Whisky Single Highland Malt Whisky 70 cl 59,8%

  Item no.: 2222333-745

  September 2015, the distillery’s second year of operation. Cask 588 was filled with peated spirit and stood untouched for almost a decade before being emptied for one Danish importer. Two hundred and forty-eight bottles, and among the very first single casks Ardnamurchan released to a single customer.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan AD 09:15 Cask 588 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in a peated 1st fill American ex-bourbon barrel and bottled at 59.8% cask strength. The cask was filled in September 2015 and emptied in 2024, giving 248 bottles released exclusively for FC Whisky.

  A first fill American ex-bourbon barrel is active: it gives vanilla, coconut and a clear sweetness that normally settles over a spirit. Here it meets peated spirit, and the result is a whisky where the sweetness and the smoke share the space rather than fighting for it.

  Ardnamurchan began distilling in July 2014, so a cask from September 2015 comes from the distillery’s earliest years. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Peat smoke first, with vanilla and coconut right behind from the American wood. Salt and white pepper sit underneath, along with a clear maritime character that the peninsula’s seaside setting provides.

  Palate

  Peated and direct. Vanilla, salt and white pepper open, then the smoke arrives at full weight along with a dry oak note. The texture is oily, and at 59.8% there is plenty of concentration. Maritime in both nose and palate.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Smoke, salt and pepper, with a final vanilla sweetness beneath it all.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan AD 09:15 Cask 588 FC Whisky Single Highland Malt Whisky 59.8%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 59.8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Peated 1st fill American ex-bourbon barrel, cask no. 588
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: September 2015
  Bottled: 2024
  Number of bottles: 248
  Edition: Single Cask 588 for FC Whisky

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Maritime · Vanilla · Spiced · Cask Strength · Saline

  Investment Potential

  Medium. The cask is among the very first single casks from Ardnamurchan released exclusively to one importer, and only 248 bottles exist. Casks from the distillery’s first years are already few, and there will be no more.

  Did You Know?

  Ardnamurchan sits by the sea on a peninsula that reaches furthest west on the Scottish mainland. The warehouses stand so close to the water that the salt air draws into the casks during maturation. That is why even the bourbon matured releases often carry a maritime note you will not find in whisky from inland.

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  Ardnamurchan AD 12:14 CK.440 FC Whisky Single Highland Malt Whisky 59,1%

  Item no.: 22227865364-555

  December 2014, five months after the distillery opened. Cask 440 is a Spanish Oloroso butt filled with unpeated spirit, and it is among the earliest casks in existence from Ardnamurchan. Six hundred and ninety-three bottles, released to one Danish importer.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan AD 12:14 CK.440 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky matured in an unpeated Oloroso Sherry Butt of Spanish oak and bottled at 59.1% cask strength. The cask was filled in December 2014 and gave 693 bottles released exclusively for FC Whisky.

  This is the unpeated side of the distillery. With no smoke to contend with, the Oloroso cask can work directly on the spirit’s fruitiness, and a full butt of around 500 litres works slowly and in measured fashion. The result is a sherry profile where dark fruit and nuts get room without being forced.

  The cask was filled five months after the distillery opened in July 2014, which makes it one of the very earliest casks in the house. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Raisins and dark orange first, with walnut and a dry sherry note behind. Beneath sit fresh malt and a lightly waxy fruitiness that is Ardnamurchan’s unpeated signature.

  Palate

  Full and dark. Dried fruit, walnut and bitter chocolate open, then spice and an oak tannin tighten things mid-palate. At 59.1% the concentration is considerable, and a fresh acidity beneath the sherry keeps it from turning heavy.

  Finish

  Long and spiced. Raisin, nut and dry oak, with a warmth that lingers.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan AD 12:14 CK.440 FC Whisky Single Highland Malt Whisky 59.1%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 59.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Unpeated Oloroso Sherry Butt of Spanish oak, cask no. 440
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Distilled: December 2014
  Number of bottles: 693
  Edition: Single Cask CK.440 for FC Whisky
  EAN no.: 5060383651652

  Flavour Profile

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

  Investment Potential

  Medium. The cask dates from the distillery’s first six months, and 693 bottles exist, released through one channel. Casks filled in 2014 are the oldest in existence from Ardnamurchan, and there will be no more.

  Did You Know?

  Ardnamurchan keeps its peated and unpeated production separate in different periods of the year, and the casks are marked accordingly. CK.440 is marked unpeated, so you know in advance there is no smoke in the bottle, a clarity very few distilleries offer on single casks.

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  Ardnamurchan AD Single Highland Malt Whisky 46,8%

  Item no.: 222255544785-887

  The batch number is gone. It sounds like a detail, but it is a statement: the distillery now considers the whisky consistent enough from one run to the next that you no longer need to keep track of which one you have.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan AD/ is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky composed of 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks and bottled at 46.8%. It is the first release without a batch number, marking the shift from numbered one-off releases to a permanent core expression.

  The malt is split evenly between peated and unpeated. That is the distillery’s founding move: rather than keeping the two styles apart they bring them together, so the smoke becomes a floor rather than the main event. The split between bourbon and sherry gives vanilla, bright fruit and darker sherry fruit alike.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, the carton is 100% recycled board, and every bottle carries a QR code giving access to blockchain-registered production data.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Fresh malt and bright fruit first, pear and apple from the bourbon casks. Then raisins and orange peel from the sherry portion, and beneath it all a dry peat smoke, clear without dominating.

  Palate

  Soft and well balanced. Vanilla, honey and baked fruit open, then the sherry’s darker fruit and a lightly spiced warmth arrive. The smoke gathers it up towards the close. At 46.8% the body is good without weight.

  Finish

  Medium length. Malt, dark fruit and a dry smoky edge that lets go cleanly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan AD Single Highland Malt Whisky 46.8%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46.8%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: AD/

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Fruity · Vanilla · Sherry Matured · Balanced · Malty

  Did You Know?

  Dropping the batch number is a vote of confidence in your own craft. As long as a distillery numbers its releases, it is implicitly saying every run tastes different. When the number disappears, the message is that the same expression can now be hit again and again, and that is harder than it sounds when the casks are never identical.

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  Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 02.22 Single Highland Malt Whisky 58,7%

  Item no.: 222278558887-9987

  Forty casks peated, ten casks unpeated. That is not an approximation but an arithmetic, and it is exactly the sort of figure Ardnamurchan is willing to state where most distilleries settle for saying blended.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 02.22 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 58.7% full cask strength by Adelphi. It was composed from forty peated bourbon barrels and ten unpeated casks, and 12,886 bottles were made.

  Ardnamurchan makes both peated and unpeated malt, and both styles go into this series. Cask strength means the whisky has not been diluted with water before bottling, giving more concentration and a clearer cask character than the house standard at 46.8%.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and every bottle carries a QR code giving access to blockchain-registered production data. The distillery sits at Glenbeg on the westernmost mainland peninsula in Scotland.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Peat smoke and maritime salinity first, then vanilla and coconut from the bourbon wood. A clear cereal sweetness runs beneath it all, and at this strength the alcohol is up front, so let the glass rest a couple of minutes.

  Palate

  Powerful and oily. Vanilla, honey and baked fruit open, then the smoke arrives with weight along with black pepper and a dry oak note. The cask strength gives concentration, yet the whisky is not harsh.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Smoke, salt and spice, with a final malt sweetness lingering beneath it all.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 02.22 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 58.7%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 58.7%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Forty peated bourbon barrels and ten unpeated casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 12,886
  Edition: Cask Strength AD 02.22
  EAN no.: 5060383652215

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Cask Strength · Maritime · Vanilla · Spiced · Malty

  Did You Know?

  The ratio of forty to ten is one quarter unpeated malt. That is a smaller share than in the house AD expression, where the split is even, which is why the smoke stands out more clearly in the Cask Strength series. The figures appear on the bottle, which is rare in the trade.

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  Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 09.22 Single Highland Malt Whisky 58,4%

  Item no.: 22227855885-8874

  Second release in the series, and this time with sherry casks in the mix. Where the February release was pure bourbon, there is now darker fruit beneath the smoke: same spirit, different wood, clearly different result.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 09.22 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 58.4% full cask strength by Adelphi. It was composed from a mix of bourbon and sherry casks and is the second release in the distillery’s Cask Strength series.

  Ardnamurchan makes both peated and unpeated malt, and both styles go into this series. Cask strength means the whisky has not been diluted with water before bottling, giving more concentration and a clearer cask character than the house standard at 46.8%.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and every bottle carries a QR code giving access to blockchain-registered production data. The distillery sits at Glenbeg on the westernmost mainland peninsula in Scotland.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Peat smoke and maritime salinity first, then vanilla and coconut from the bourbon wood. A clear cereal sweetness runs beneath it all, and at this strength the alcohol is up front, so let the glass rest a couple of minutes.

  Palate

  Powerful and oily. Vanilla, honey and baked fruit open, then the smoke arrives with weight along with black pepper and a dry oak note. The cask strength gives concentration, yet the whisky is not harsh.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Smoke, salt and spice, with a final malt sweetness lingering beneath it all.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 09.22 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 58.4%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 58.4%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Mix of bourbon and sherry casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: Cask Strength AD 09.22
  EAN no.: 5060383652529

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Cask Strength · Maritime · Vanilla · Spiced · Malty

  Did You Know?

  Ardnamurchan releases Cask Strength twice a year, in February and September, and the code on the bottle tells you which. AD 09.22 means September 2022. The system makes it possible to follow how the distillery develops from one half-year to the next, something that otherwise requires keeping your own records.

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  Ardnamurchan Cask Strength Release AD 2023 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 58.1%

  Item no.: 2222785588-

  The month code has gone from the name. From 2023 the series is called simply by the year, and it is the same kind of decision as when the batch number disappeared from AD/: the distillery has stopped numbering its way out of things.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 2023 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky bottled at 58.1% full cask strength by Adelphi. It was composed from forty peated bourbon barrels and ten unpeated casks, bottled on 2 October 2023 in an outturn of 13,683.

  Ardnamurchan makes both peated and unpeated malt, and both styles go into this series. Cask strength means the whisky has not been diluted with water before bottling, giving more concentration and a clearer cask character than the house standard at 46.8%.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured, and every bottle carries a QR code giving access to blockchain-registered production data. The distillery sits at Glenbeg on the westernmost mainland peninsula in Scotland.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Peat smoke and maritime salinity first, then vanilla and coconut from the bourbon wood. A clear cereal sweetness runs beneath it all, and at this strength the alcohol is up front, so let the glass rest a couple of minutes.

  Palate

  Powerful and oily. Vanilla, honey and baked fruit open, then the smoke arrives with weight along with black pepper and a dry oak note. The cask strength gives concentration, yet the whisky is not harsh.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Smoke, salt and spice, with a final malt sweetness lingering beneath it all.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD 2023 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 58.1%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 58.1%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Forty peated bourbon barrels and ten unpeated casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Bottled: 2 October 2023
  Number of bottles: 13,683
  Edition: Cask Strength AD 2023
  EAN no.: 5060383653328

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Cask Strength · Maritime · Vanilla · Spiced · Malty

  Did You Know?

  The bottling date is 2 October 2023, and it appears on the bottle. Ardnamurchan consistently states this sort of thing, the date, the cask split and the outturn, where most distilleries settle for a year. It makes it possible to compare two releases on something other than taste.

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  Ardnamurchan Champagne Cask AD 06:22 Single Highland Malt Whisky 57,5%

  Item no.: 222278558887-9987 - 2022

  Champagne casks barely exist. The houses in Champagne use their own casks again and again and rarely sell them on. Getting hold of 195 litre casks from Paul Launois in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is therefore an unusual thing to be able to write on a whisky label.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Champagne Cask Paul Launois AD 06:22 is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in 195 litre champagne casks from Paul Launois and bottled at 57.5% cask strength. The outturn was 2,661 bottles.

  Paul Launois is based in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger in the Côte des Blancs, one of the villages in Champagne classified as grand cru. The area is known for chardonnay, and casks from there carry a far lighter and more mineral character than the sherry and port casks whisky is usually finished in.

  A cask of 195 litres is small enough to work quickly, and at 57.5% the concentration is high. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Green apple and lemon peel first, with a light bready note as from champagne’s time on the lees. Beneath sit Ardnamurchan’s own peat smoke and a maritime salinity, plus vanilla from the bourbon maturation before the finish.

  Palate

  Fresh and taut to begin, which is unusual at this strength. Apple, citrus and a chalky minerality open, then the smoke arrives and brings weight. A fine acidity runs the whole way and keeps the whisky light on its feet despite the 57.5%.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Citrus, mineral and smoke, with a final malt sweetness lingering.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Champagne Cask Paul Launois AD 06:22 Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 57.5%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 57.5%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Finished in 195 litre champagne casks from Paul Launois
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 2,661
  Edition: Champagne Cask AD 06:22
  EAN no.: 5060383652376

  Flavour Profile

  Fresh · Smoky · Mineral · Citrus · Cask Strength · Maritime

  Investment Potential

  Medium. Champagne casks are rare in a whisky context, and an outturn of 2,661 bottles from a named grand cru house is not something that comes round again. Experimental cask releases from young distilleries often become sought after once the series has ended.

  Did You Know?

  Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is one of only seventeen villages in Champagne with grand cru status, the highest classification the region has. The soil is chalk, and it is the chalk that gives the wines their mineral character. Some of that carries into the wood, and on into the whisky.

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  Ardnamurchan Madeira Cask Release AD Single Highland Malt Whisky 52%

  Item no.: 2222785333-7774100

  Madeira is the only wine in the world that improves by being heated. The wine matures at around fifty degrees for months on end, and the casks carry that treatment with them: a cooked, nutty sweetness you will not find in other wine casks.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Madeira Cask Release AD is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky finished in madeira casks and bottled at 52%. It combines the distillery’s craft approach and sustainable production with the distinctive influence of the madeira wood.

  Madeira differs from other fortified wines in undergoing a heat treatment during maturation, where the wine is held warm for a long period. That gives a caramelised, nutty character not found in sherry or port, and the casks carry it on to the whisky.

  At 52% there is body enough to carry both the madeira sweetness and Ardnamurchan’s own maritime character. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Ripe stone fruit, candied orange peel and honey open the nose, joined by a light touch of sea breeze and spice. A nutty, almost caramelised note sits beneath it all, the fingerprint of the madeira cask.

  Palate

  Roasted nuts, dark caramel and dried fruit melting together with a light mineral character and a hint of smoke in the background. At 52% the texture is full, and the sweetness is dry rather than syrupy.

  Finish

  Long, warm and silky with an elegant sweetness from the madeira casks and a final dry nutty note.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Madeira Cask Release AD Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 52%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 52%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Finished in madeira casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: Madeira Cask Release AD
  EAN no.: 5060383654325

  Flavour Profile

  Fruity · Nutty · Caramel · Spiced · Maritime · Lightly Smoky

  Did You Know?

  Madeira is matured by heat because the wine was historically carried as ballast in ships crossing the tropics. It was discovered that the wine improved on the journey, from the heat and the movement. Today the effect is reproduced artificially, but the cooked, nutty character still comes from something that began as an accident at sea.

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  Ardnamurchan Madeira Cask Release AD Single Highland Malt Whisky 52%

  Item no.: 222338-4451

  Mezcal and peated whisky have more in common than you might think. Both get their smoke from something that has lain in the ground and burned: agave hearts in a stone-lined pit in Oaxaca, peat under a malting floor in Scotland. Here they meet in the same cask.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Mezcal Cask Release AD is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky first matured in traditional bourbon and sherry casks and then finished in used mezcal casks from Mexico, bottled at 55%.

  Mezcal is known for its smoky, earthy character, which comes from agave hearts roasted in earth pits over embers. The casks add a depth and complexity distinct from classic Scottish malt whiskies, a mineral structure not found in wine casks.

  The release is part of the distillery’s continuing work with unconventional cask types. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Sweet malt and a lightly medicinal peat smoke open, quickly followed by characteristic mezcal notes: green agave, citrus, white pepper and toasted oak. It is all rounded off by a subtle spiced undertone.

  Palate

  Green apples and fresh lime meet a finely balanced peat smoke and a lightly saline character. Warm notes of vanilla, honey and a touch of cinnamon and clove sit in the middle. The texture is full, and the minerality from the mezcal casks gives structure without drowning the fruity base.

  Finish

  Long and mineral. Smoke, citrus and a dry, almost stony close where the agave lingers longest.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Mezcal Cask Release AD Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 55%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 55%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon and sherry casks, finished in used mezcal casks from Mexico
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: Mezcal Cask Release AD

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Mineral · Citrus · Spiced · Cask Strength · Fruity

  Did You Know?

  Mezcal is made by roasting agave hearts in a pit in the ground, covered with stones and glowing wood, for several days. That is where the smoke comes from, not from the cask or the distillation. The method resembles Scottish peat firing more than anything else in the spirits world, which is probably why the two work together.

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  Ardnamurchan Miniature Giftbox Single Malt Whisky 4x5 cl 46.8-50%

  Item no.: 222333-99963

  Four bottles, four cask stories, the same spirit. It is the easiest way to understand what a cask actually does to whisky, because everything else is held constant and only the wood changes.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan AD Miniature 2024 is a gift set of four Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskies in 5 cl format, bottled between 46.8% and 50%. The set gathers the distillery’s core expression and three cask variants, and all four are neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  The first bottle is AD/, the house standard with 65% bourbon casks and 35% sherry casks. The second is the sherry cask expression, the third the rum cask, and the fourth a single cask Sauternes. Between them they cover the whole span from dry bourbon wood to sweet wine cask.

  Ardnamurchan sits at Glenbeg on the westernmost mainland peninsula in Scotland and has been distilling since July 2014. The distillery makes both peated and unpeated malt, and both styles go into the releases.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  AD/ opens with orchard fruit, beach pebbles and eucalyptus. The sherry cask gives Murray mint and smoked bacon. The rum cask brings salted cashews and vanilla extract, and the Sauternes offers nectarines and sweet pastry.

  Palate

  A common thread runs across all four: tobacco leaves, salt water and a touch of marzipan from the spirit itself. On top sit the contributions of the wood, sticky spare ribs from the sherry, coastal breeze from the rum and rich wax from the Sauternes cask.

  Finish

  Different from bottle to bottle, but over the same saline maritime floor. That shared denominator is exactly what the set makes it possible to hear.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan AD Miniature 2024 Gift Set Single Malt Whisky 4x5 cl
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 46.8-50%
  Size: 4x5 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon, sherry, rum and Sauternes
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: Miniature Set 2024

  Flavour Profile

  Fruity · Maritime · Smoky · Sweet · Spiced · Waxy

  Did You Know?

  Ardnamurchan sits so far west that the distillery is closer to Northern Ireland than to Edinburgh as the crow flies. The peninsula is the westernmost part of the Scottish mainland, and the warehouses stand a few hundred metres from the water in Glenmore Bay, looking out towards the island of Mull.

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  Ardnamurchan Rum Cask Release AD Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 55%

  Item no.: 059763-615-452

  The cask has crossed the Atlantic twice. First as a bourbon barrel from Kentucky down to the Caribbean, where it held rum for a few years, and then on to a west-facing peninsula in Scotland. Three continents in one piece of wood.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Rum Cask Release AD is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky first matured in bourbon casks and then finished in Caribbean rum casks, bottled at 55% in 2023.

  Rum casks are not an obvious partner for peated whisky, but they work better than you might expect. Rum lays in a dry, almost green sugar cane sweetness quite different from sherry’s raisins or port’s red fruit. Together with Ardnamurchan’s saline maritime character the result reads tropical rather than sweet.

  The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured. Ardnamurchan sits at Glenbeg on the westernmost mainland peninsula in Scotland and has been distilling since July 2014.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Salted cashews and vanilla extract first, with a coastal breeze behind. Beneath sit dry sugar cane sweetness and a light peat smoke, along with a note of toasted coconut from the bourbon maturation.

  Palate

  Dry sweetness to begin, sugar cane rather than syrup. Vanilla and baked banana follow, then the smoke arrives along with a saline minerality. At 55% the texture is oily and full, and the rum cask gives direction rather than weight.

  Finish

  Long and dry. Salt, smoke and a final sugar cane sweetness that lets go slowly.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Rum Cask Release AD Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 55%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 55%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks, finished in Caribbean rum casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Bottled: 2023
  Edition: Rum Cask Release AD
  EAN no.: 5060383653311

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Tropical · Sweet · Maritime · Cask Strength · Vanilla

  Did You Know?

  The great majority of rum casks in the whisky world were originally bourbon barrels. Kentucky may only use its casks once, so they are sold on, first to the Caribbean for rum, then to Scotland for whisky. A single oak cask can therefore hold three different spirits across three continents before ending up as garden furniture.

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  Ardnamurchan Sauternes Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70 cl 50%

  Item no.: 05333-8875

  Sauternes casks are expensive and rare because the wine itself is. The châteaux in Bordeaux need their barriques and do not readily sell them on. When one nonetheless ends up on a west Scottish peninsula, it is worth noticing.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan Sauternes Cask is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky first matured in bourbon casks and then finished in selected Sauternes wine casks, bottled at 50% in 2024.

  Sauternes is the sweetest of the white wines of Bordeaux, made from grapes affected by noble rot. The casks add a subtle sweetness and a complexity that settles over the classic Highland malt profile without drowning it: honey, dried fruit and a lightly spiced close.

  The natural colour and unfiltered character preserve the whisky’s authentic flavour, and at 50% there is body enough to carry both the wine cask sweetness and Ardnamurchan’s own maritime edge.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Nectarines and sweet pastry first, with honey and candied citrus peel behind. A rich waxiness sits beneath it all, and a light peat smoke and saline maritime note push through.

  Palate

  Rich notes of honey and dried fruit open, then a lightly spiced warmth and a dry oak note arrive. The sweetness is balanced rather than dominant, and at 50% the texture is full and nuanced the whole way.

  Finish

  Medium to long. Honey, spice and a dry close where the maritime salinity lingers beneath the sweetness.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan Sauternes Cask Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 50%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 50%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: Bourbon casks, finished in Sauternes wine casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Bottled: 2024
  Edition: Sauternes Cask
  EAN no.: 5060383653946

  Flavour Profile

  Fruity · Honeyed · Sweet · Spiced · Maritime · Waxy

  Did You Know?

  In Sauternes the harvest is among the most labour-intensive in the wine world. The grapes are picked berry by berry over several passes as the noble rot spreads unevenly through the vineyard. Some estates reckon on a single glass of wine per vine. That is why the casks rarely leave Bordeaux.

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  Ardnamurchan The Midgie Single Highland Malt Whisky 48%

  Item no.: 222338-48878

  The Scottish midge is a national affliction. It weighs nothing, it arrives in millions, and it ruins any summer evening in the Highlands. Naming a whisky after it is either self-deprecation or defiance, and probably both.

  The Expert's Description

  Ardnamurchan The Midgie is a Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky composed of 50% ex-American bourbon casks, 48% port barriques and 2% sherry casks, bottled at 48%. The whisky is made from 75% unpeated and 25% peated malt.

  The cask make-up is unusual in that the port barriques account for almost half. Most distilleries use port as a short finish, while The Midgie carries the casks as a full half of the blend. That gives red fruit and a vinous sweetness that does not normally take up so much room.

  The ratio of peated to unpeated malt is also set differently from the house standard: only a quarter is peated here, where AD/ is an even split. The smoke is therefore a suggestion rather than a floor. The whisky is neither chill filtered nor coloured.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Complex from the first moment. Layers of cooked ham meet charred pineapple, prunes dipped in salt and strawberry jam on a salted cracker. The aromas round off with almond oil, coconut macaroon and a fresh touch of green mint.

  Palate

  Salt-baked pear, meadowsweet and wild flowers joined by lemon thyme. Deeper notes of raisin, cherry and cocoa powder add warmth, while pink peppercorns bring a subtle spiced bite.

  Finish

  Elegant and persistent with a gentle breath of liquid smoke, Himalayan salt and redcurrant juice. The balance between sweet and salty elements gives a dry, long-lasting close.

  Specifications

  Name: Ardnamurchan The Midgie Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 48%
  Distillery: Ardnamurchan
  Region/Country: Highland, Scotland
  Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
  ABV: 48%
  Size: 70 CL
  Cask type: 50% ex-bourbon casks, 48% port barriques and 2% sherry casks
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Edition: The Midgie

  Flavour Profile

  Fruity · Saline · Vinous · Floral · Lightly Smoky · Spiced

  Did You Know?

  The Scottish midge is Culicoides impunctatus, and only the females bite, needing blood in order to lay eggs. They are most active at dusk and in still weather, which are precisely the conditions you would otherwise choose for a dram outdoors. There is a certain logic in naming a summer whisky after them.

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  The Glover 4 years old Batch 5 by Adelphi Fusion of Japanese and Scotch Malt Whisky 70 cl 54,7%

  Item no.: 22227865360-88201

  Named after the Scottish "samurai" Thomas Blake Glover, who helped modernise Japan in the 19th century, this series brings Scotch and Japanese malt whisky together in one cask.

  Expert Description

  The Glover 4 Year Old Batch 5 by Adelphi is a Fusion of Japanese and Scotch Malt Whisky, bottled at cask strength of 54.7%.

  Behind the bottle is the Scottish independent bottler Adelphi, which, together with Fusion Whisky, created The Glover series: a fusion of Scotch malt from Adelphi's own Ardnamurchan Distillery and Japanese malt from Chichibu Distillery. The name honours Thomas Blake Glover, the Briton who played a decisive role in opening Japan to the West.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Peaty smoke meets delicate Japanese fruit sweetness and a touch of honey.

  Palate

  Powerful and spiced with dried fruit, pepper and a distinct smoky core from the Scotch side of the blend.

  Finish

  Long, smoky and dry, with a last note of Japanese apple.

  Specifications

  Name: The Glover 4 Year Old Batch 5
  Distillery: Adelphi
  Region/Country: Scotland/Japan
  Type: Fusion of Japanese and Scotch Malt Whisky
  Age: 4 Years
  ABV: 54.7%
  Size: 70 CL
  EAN no.: 5060383651072

  Flavour Profile

  Smoky · Spicy · Powerful · Fruity

  Investment Potential

  Low-Medium. The Glover series is released in small, numbered batches, and earlier releases are already hard to find on the Danish market.

  Did You Know?

  Thomas Blake Glover was the first non-Japanese person ever to receive the Order of the Rising Sun for his role in modernising 19th-century Japan.

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  The Glover 8 Year Old Adelphi Chichibu Ardnamurchan Malt Whisky 70 cl 56.4%

  Item no.: 2291-06658

  Fewer than 4% of the casks Adelphi tests are ever approved for bottling - this fifth edition of The Glover series is among the chosen few.

  Expert Description

  The Glover 8 Year Adelphi Chichibu Ardnamurchan is a Malt Whisky, bottled at 56.4%.

  The whisky combines malt whisky from Chichibu Distillery with whisky from Ardnamurchan, Adelphi's own distillery and the westernmost on the Scottish mainland. Adelphi Selection, founded as an independent bottler in 1993, tests around 25 casks for each release, but only the very best, rarely under 4%, are approved to carry the Adelphi name.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  Toasted oak, dried fruit and a light mineral note.

  Palate

  Complex with spice, honey and a hint of smoke.

  Finish

  Long and warm with lingering oak.

  Specifications

  Name: The Glover 8 Year Adelphi Chichibu Ardnamurchan
  Distilleries: Chichibu & Ardnamurchan
  Bottler: Adelphi Selection
  Region/Country: Japan/Scotland
  Type: Malt Whisky
  Age: 8 years
  ABV: 56.4%
  Size: 70 CL

  Flavour Profile

  Complex · Smoky · Spicy · Warm

  Did You Know?

  Adelphi was originally founded in 1826 by the River Clyde near Glasgow, closed in the early 1900s, but was revived in 1993 when a grandson of a former owner relaunched the company as an independent bottler.

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  The Sandebud by Adelphi 6 years old Fusion of Ardnamurchan and High Coast Blended Malt Whisky 70 cl 58,9%

  Item no.: 222278652214-8874

  Two landscapes, one Scottish and one Swedish, meet in a single glass. The Sandebud is Adelphi's own experiment: a blended malt where a spirit from their own Ardnamurchan distillery marries a spirit from Sweden's High Coast.

  The Expert's Description

  The Sandebud by Adelphi is a Blended Malt Whisky combining Ardnamurchan and High Coast, bottled at 58.9%.

  Adelphi owns the Ardnamurchan distillery, the westernmost distillery on the Scottish mainland, and with The Sandebud has paired a spirit from there with a spirit from Sweden's High Coast. The result is an unusual fusion that bridges two landscapes and two distilling traditions in one bottle.

  The whisky is neither chill-filtered nor coloured, and with 1,136 bottles it is the most accessible of Adelphi's special series, without compromising the cask-strength intensity the bottler is known for.

  Tasting Notes

  Nose

  A combination of freshly cut oak and a hint of smoke, hinting at the two spirits' different origins.

  Palate

  Full-bodied and complex with caramel, malt and a light salty, maritime undercurrent that ties the two styles together.

  Finish

  Long and warm with a dry, smoky close that lingers for a good while.

  Specifications

  Name: The Sandebud by Adelphi Fusion of Ardnamurchan and High Coast Blended Malt Whisky
  Distillery: The Sandebud
  Bottler: Adelphi Selection
  Region/Country: Scotland and Sweden
  Type: Blended Malt Whisky
  Age: 6 year(s)
  ABV: 58.9%
  Size: 70 CL
  Non-chill filtered: Yes
  Natural colour: Yes
  Number of bottles: 1,136
  EAN no.: 5060383652307

  Flavour Profile

  Cask strength · Smoky · Maritime · Full-bodied · Oaky

  Did You Know?

  Adelphi was founded in 1826 by the River Clyde in Glasgow, closed in the early 1900s, and was reborn in 1993 when a grandson of one of the original owners relaunched the company as an independent bottler.

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