Connoisseur’s Choice, Gordon & Macphail
Single malt - Speyside
Golden, hints of copper
52.7% ABV
Dram
Nose: Leather, roast pork, vanilla, peat, sea salt, caramel. With water, cream, smoke, hints of roast pork.
Mouthfeel: Light body, thickens slightly, warm, slippery.
Tasting: Bitter salty. Sea salt, vanilla, white pepper, smoke, peat, fresh cut grass, hints of roast pork. With water, sweeter, vanilla, cream, caramel, smoke.
Finish: Medium. Bitter, cocoa powder, fresh cut grass, peat, hints of smoke.
Comments:
This is a perfectly acceptable Ardmore, but when tasting it I was struck by the difference between bottle aging and no bottle aging for certain whiskies. Now I like old bottle effect, but a long time in the bottle allows flavours to merge, becoming less well defined. It’s not necessarily so good for lighter whiskies, but for peated drams, it makes the peat gentler and allows other notes to surface. This is decent whisky but a little (ok, a lot) time in glass would make it a great whisky, polishing off some of those slightly harsh smoky medicinal flavours.
Verdict:
I like this.
Finish: Medium. Bitter, cocoa powder, fresh cut grass, peat, hints of smoke.
Comments:
This is a perfectly acceptable Ardmore, but when tasting it I was struck by the difference between bottle aging and no bottle aging for certain whiskies. Now I like old bottle effect, but a long time in the bottle allows flavours to merge, becoming less well defined. It’s not necessarily so good for lighter whiskies, but for peated drams, it makes the peat gentler and allows other notes to surface. This is decent whisky but a little (ok, a lot) time in glass would make it a great whisky, polishing off some of those slightly harsh smoky medicinal flavours.
Verdict:
I like this.
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