ARDMORE 11 years 2012 Bourbon after Laphroaig SV 46%
Signatory bottled an Ardmore distilled in 2012 and aged for 11 years in bourbon barrels containing peated whiskey from Laphroaig. We are on a single malt profile, fruity, smoky and marked by citrus fruits.
Nose: Fruity, with a hint of smoke.
Mouth: sweet smoke with exotic notes of pineapple and malt.
Finish: Lively, smoky, waxy.
THE BRAND
The Ardmore distillery is located at the highest point of the Northern Highlands railway, 600 feet from sea level, near the small village of Kennethmont. It was created in 1897, and has a character that is described as ambiguous because blindly it is closer to the islands than to the mainland.
THE BOTTLING
The trading house Signatory is not one of the oldest in Scotland, yet it has managed to build a very good reputation among the great malt connoisseurs. It is best known for its bottling in cask crude and without cold filtering, allowing the amateur to taste his whisky in the most natural state possible. It also has a distillery.