Ardmore 21yo 1997/2019

Ardmore 21yo 1997/2019

Connoisseur’s Choice, Gordon & Macphail 
Single malt - Speyside 
Pale gold
58.3% ABV
Dram

Nose: Smoke, peat, leather, white grapes, peanuts, tobacco leaf, hints of butterscotch. With water, peaches, white grapes, nutmeg, hints of tobacco leaf. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, hot, astringent, tingly. 
Tasting:  Bitter sweet. Leather, white grapes, butterscotch, peaches, smoke, orange peel. With water, sea salt, white grapes, lemon zest, nutmeg. 
Finish: Medium. Germolene, leather, white grapes, peaches, smoke. 

Comments: 

Hot and pungent, almost acrid, this Ardmore is intensely flavoured, yet sweet. Water opens it up beautifully, revealing a fruity, spicy, slightly savoury flavour profile. Very good indeed.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.