Gordon & MacPhail Ardmore 14yo at the Whisky Barrel – Scotch Whisky News
Ardmore 14 Year Old
2002 vintage matured in sherry hogsheads before being bottled October 2016 for the Gordon & MacPhail Cask Strength series. A superb fruity and smoky number from the Speyside distillery established in 1898. £59.26 Nose: Sweet vanilla initially with subtle smoky notes. Stewed fruit aromas develop – cherry and raspberry – which mingle with milk chocolate aromas. Taste: Sweet and creamy with a touch of white pepper. Ripe plum, blackcurrant, and apple flavours combine with spicy cloves leading to a charred oak edge. William Teacher’s son Adam Teacher established Ardmore Distillery in 1898 at Kennethmont in Scotland’s Highland whisky region. He selected an ideal site to the south of Huntly with a plentiful supply of soft highland water from springs on the hills to the north and peat to hand. With Kennethmont railway station on the Great North of Scotland Railway was right next door. Now equipped with eight stills and continuing to supply a large proportion of its malt whiskey to blends, the official Ardmore single malt range, including Ardmore Taditional and Ardmore 12 year Port Wood, remains limited.
