Ardmore Distillery The Single Malts of Scotland 26 year 700 ml
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About this bottle
This is a 26 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky distilled at Ardmore Distillery in October 1997 and independently bottled by Single Malts of Scotland from cask #901311, a re-charred hogshead, at 49.9% ABV. Ardmore's peated Highland spirit is rarely bottled under its own name, which makes independent releases like this one of the more accessible ways to taste it. Expect stone fruit and earthy spice with a hint of toffee candy on the nose, then gentle smoke and char moving into grilled peaches and caramel-covered green apples on the palate, finishing warm with refined, lingering smoke. A pour for whisky drinkers who want peat without the intensity of an Islay malt.
How to drink Ardmore 26 Year (Single Malts of Scotland)
Give it neat, in a proper nosing glass — 26 years and a near-cask-strength proof mean it's got the structure to handle a few drops of water if the alcohol feels sharp, but don't reach for ice. This is a whisky to slow down for, not mix.
Specs
Whisky99.8 proof · Re-charred hogshead
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Questions about this bottle
How should I drink an independently bottled single malt like this?
Serve it neat in a tulip glass, and add a few drops of water if you want to open it up further — whiskies at this ABV and age don't need ice.
What cask was this whisky matured in?
It was distilled in October 1997 and matured in a re-charred hogshead, cask #901311, before being bottled in 2024 at 49.9% ABV.
Who bottled this whisky?
It was independently bottled by Single Malts of Scotland, a label from the independent bottler Elixir Distillers, rather than by Ardmore Distillery itself.
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