Online Scotch Whisky Awards – Best New Distillery 2022
The Ardnamurchan peninsula is a wonderfully remote “finger” of rocky land that stretches out to the furthest westerly point of the UK, just to the north of the Isle of Mull, and south of the Isle of Skye. It is accessed initially by a small ferry, and then by a narrow and twisty single track road.
It’s famous for its outstanding and untouched beauty and abundance of natural resources.
The Ardnamurchan Distillery opened in July 2014 and is situated half way along the peninsula in the small village of Glenbeg. It was designed to both look like a distillery, and also fit in with the surrounding buildings.
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Ardnamurchan AD
Bottle specs:
Six bottles/case 700ml bottle
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100% recycled carton
Whisky specs:
35% Sherry cask/ 65% Ex Bourbon cask
50/50 Split Peated & Unpeated
Un-chillfiltered, Natural Color, 46.8% abv
Nose Nutmeg, toffee apple, Crème brûlée, linseed, Seville oranges, cardamom, Manuka honey, nougat, saltwater, and driftwood.
Palate Grapefruit marmalade, flamed orange peel, ripe pear, peach, sweet soy sauce, gentle minerals, warming Sichuan pepper, and campfire.
Top 20 Whiskies of 2021 – Whisky Advocate 93 Points
2021 Las Vegas Global Spirit Awards – Platinum
2021 Whisky and Barrel Nite Consumer Choice Awards – Gold
Ardnamurchan Cask Strength
Bottle specs:
12,886 bottles worldwide
Six bottles/case
700ml bottle
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Tissue wrapped
Whisky specs:
84% Peated Spirit/16% Unpeated Spirit
90% Bourbon casks/10% Sherry casks
Unchill filtered
No Color Added
58.7% ABV
Nose: Pear and almond tart, sea salt, wet hessian, flapjacks, sea shells, and peppermint tea.
Palate: Fresh ginger, tobacco leaf, integrated peat, orange blossom, and salted caramel with great texture.
Ardnamurchan Paul Launois Release
Bottle specs:
5726 bottle batch
Six bottle/case
700ml bottle
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Logo embossed clear glass bottle made
from 54% recycled glass
Whisky specs:
22 Bourbon barrels re-racked in Paul
Launois casks and two Bourbon casks
Unpeated spirit
Unchill filtered
No Color Added
57.4 % ABV
Color: Burnished Copper
Bead: Reasonable
Nose : Boozy fruit, peach melba and tinned peaches, toasted coconut, charred pineapple chunks, crystallised ginger, ground nutmeg, Danish pastry, lime marmalade
Palate: Rhubarb, bread and butter pudding, candied salted cashews, Dulce de Leche, weighty, orange rind, white chocolate
Finish: Sumptuous, menthol, buttery and fairly long.
Ardnamurchan Peated Sauternes Cask Release
Bottle specs:
8,460 bottle batch
Six bottle/case
700ml bottle
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Logo embossed clear glass bottle
made from 54% recycled glass
Whisky specs:
29 ex-Bourbon casks (3 years) re-racked
into ex-Sauternes barriques (3.5 years)
100% Peated Spirit
Unchill filtered
No Color Added
50.0% ABV
Nose: Lime leaf, lemon balm, shortbread, hay bales. Pineapple upside-down-cake, desiccated coconut, crème de pêche. Stem ginger syrup, pencil shavings, tobacco.
Palate: Nutmeg, dried ginger, orange blossom water. Smoked manuka honey, lemon meringue pie, salted cashew nuts. Tajin seasoning, Creamola foam, Tizer. Hickory wood, farmy smoke, earthy depth.
Finish: Spicy, punchy, bright. A luscious, decadent dram.
Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask Release
Bottle:
Six bottle/case
700ml bottle
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Logo embossed clear glass bottle made
from 54% recycled glass.
Whisky:
10 Peated Sherry Butts
15 Unpeated Sherry Hogsheads
Peated and Unpeated spirit.
Unchill filtered
No Color Added
50% ABV
Ardnamurchan 2018 6 yo Peated ex-Oloroso US Exclusive Single Cask #1520
Nose: Rich and inviting. Notes of dried figs, dark raisins, and Medjool dates. Hints of toffee, orange peel, and Cherry wood; with subtle old leather hints.
Palate: Full-bodied and oily, with a burst of dark fruit compote, blackcurrant, and molasses. Layers of dark chocolate, walnut skin, and spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of white pepper adds complexity. Viscous and mouth-coating.
ArdnAmerica Tour Bottlings
An exclusive tour bottling, bottled at cask strength, the ArdnAmerica Tour bottling is a combination of peated and unpeated spirit fully matured in highly active and very specially selected Oloroso and PX Sherry casks specifically bottles for the first US tour and not to be missed!
Bottle specs.
900 bottle US Exclusive
Six bottles/case
700ml bottle
Blockchain enabled through QR code
Tissue wrap
Whisky specs.
Unchill filtered
No Color Added
57.8 % ABV
Commemorative and collectable
Nose: Dried apricot, burlap sack, Summer rain on slate, black garlic, candied grapefruit, salted caramel ice cream
Flavor: Charred lemons, old-school malted milkshake, throwing slightly wet wood on a campfire, vanilla pod, tiramisu, just underripe nectarine
Palate: Salty and smoky; but silky and enticing up front
Finish: Robust
The 2024 ArdnAmerica Tour bottling consist of two peated Madeira finish barriques and one unpeated Spanish Oloroso Sherry Butt. The mixture of peated/unpeated and Madeira/Sherry brings out lovely sweetness and length along some nice underlying Ardnamurchan salinity and peat tones.
A great dram for September as Summer eases into Autumn!
57.3% abv.
Color: Rosy copper.
Nose: Toasted brioche, subtle ginger, candied lemon rind, fresh linen, red cedar, salted white plum, tart redcurrant, dry-roasted almonds.
Flavor: Blueberry pie with buttery crust, soft and sweet Cherrywood smoke, earthy lemon thyme, coastal grass and heather, pear and apple eau de vie, slate after a storm.
Mouthfeel: Sweet at the start; mild peat mixed with bold salinity in the middle; long, coating with light, welcomed heat.
An exclusive tour bottling, bottled at cask strength, the ArdnAmerica Tour bottling is a combination of peated and unpeated spirit fully matured in highly active and very specially selected Oloroso and PX Sherry casks specifically bottles for the first US tour and not to be missed!
Bottle specs.
900 bottle US Exclusive
Six bottles/case
700ml bottle
Blockchain enabled through QR code
Tissue wrap
Whisky specs.
Unchill filtered
No Color Added
57.8 % ABV
Commemorative and collectable