The Ardnamurchan distillery hasn't yet released any whisky, but their bottlings of malt spirit which aren't quite old enough to be labelled as whisky have been incredibly popular indeed! Ardnamurchan Spirit 2017 AD is made using a combination of both peated & unpeated spirit aged in Sherry casks. Both the sweet & peaty notes are punchy indeed
- we're excited to see what is coming next...... NOSE: Remarkable colour. Big & smoky with woodsmoke to the fore, then an aroma of freshly-felled timber & a surprising whiff of artichoke. As it develops, it morphs into agave: dusty, horse sweat, lumberyard, creosote a quality which is accentuated with water. PALATE: More oak &, while sweet (pear), is obviously young. The roasted note once again hitches it to the pommel of mezcal, as does the hickory smoke. A lightly bittersweet syrup element & coal tar. Water shows it to be thick, rich & fruity (once the smoke calms itself down). FINISH: Bold & smoked.