The beloved core release from Ardnamurchan! Ardnamurchan are one of our favourite new distilleries for many reasons, one of them being a fantastic core range. Between this release and the Cask Strength, these bottling both represent incredible value, and high quality spirit.
A 50/50 mix of peated and un-peated spirit, it comprises of 65% ex-bourbon cask and 35% ex-sherry and is bottled at 46.8% abv.
Official Tasting Notes:
Nose: Toasted marshmallows on a pebbled Fascadale beach, minerals, orange oil and popcorn.
Palate: Salted popcorn, smores, pebble beach, mineralic, sea salt, briney, lime cordial, charred marshmallows, bitter orange, dark chocolate, smoky old fashioned cocktail.
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As with all the releases from the distillery, a QR code on the label gives you access to as much information on the production as possible.Â
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Founder, Alex Bruce described the whisky made at Ardnamurchan as being of its environment.
“We chose Arndamurchan, this remote, rugged, highland, west coastal peninsula, we chose it to build a distillery, not because it would be impossible to get to and all that sort of stuff, but most importantly we chose it because of the climate and what it is and what it can do to whisky.
“We’ve built a distillery, we’re trying to make the best possible spirit that we can but everything else we’re handing over to the environment. If I was to copy and paste Ardnamurchan somewhere else in Scotland or somewhere else in the world, you would get a very different whisky. The profile that we are naturally getting out there is a very maritime, very coastal profile.”
