Ardmore 1993 Gordon & Macphail

Ardmore 20 Year Old 1992 The Whiskyman

Today we will try the last of the Ardmore samples in our cabinet. This is another Indie botteling, by the Belgian Dominiek Bouckaert, for his recently launched label ‘The Whiskyman’. Dominiek is also the Belgian distributor of Malts of Scotland and Thosop whiskies. This one is an Ardmore from, you have guessed it, 1992. I am pleasantly surprised...

Score 88/100

Ardmore 21 Year Old 1992 The Whiskyman

The Whiskyman keeps going with his rock & roll labels. After the ‘Peat Fighting Man’, here comes ‘See me, Drink me’. For those still in doubt, Ardmore 1992 is stunning. I have only tasted four so far, but they all rate between 88 and 90 in my book. Something to look out for. The nose is wonderfully clean with loads of flax (or jute), metal...

Score 89/100

Ardmore 2008 / 8 Year Old / Provenance

My first bottle of Ardmore (although I now have two on the go) and plumbed for a single (refill - bourbon I'm guessing) cask IB from Douglas Laing's Provenance series. I believe that it is only relatively recently that Ardmore branched into the single malt world, being primarily used as blend filler. Ardmore is said to be the main malt...

Score 86/100

Ardmore 20 Year Old 1990 Signatory Vintage

A few years ago, Signatory bottled this 20 Year Old Ardmore with a label that sported Wine Treated Barrel. This merely means that an old cask was revitalized and infused with sherry to impregnate the oak. The sherry then goes down the drain and the cask is ready to receive the spirit. Let us find out if it is any good. The nose is aromatic on...

Score 84/100