Ardmore Legacy 40% NAS

Professional reviews

Serge Valentin (82)

Another one that we should have tried before. Colour: gold. Nose: nicely metallic and floral. Copper coins and gorse, peonies, geranium flowers… It is certainly much nicer than your average, lousy Port-finished malt whisky. Raspberry drops, Montenegro vermouth, americano Gancia… It really is a time machine. Mouth: good fun. Smoked strawberries, rosehip tea (big time), cold mulled wine perhaps… Finish: not short, well composed, with notes of solid rosé wine and raisins. Comments: absolutely not our favourite style, and indeed if we ever feel the need to 'mix' things we could do that ourselves, but this was clearly very well made. I was having my Colt 45 on the tasting table but that's been unnecessary. As strictly always, since I don't think we're impotent. No weapons please!

Gal Granov (83)

Gal Granov:

Nose: really yeasty with a lovely freshly baked bread, some cereals too, with a puff of smoke underneath, very mild, and much more restrained than the “traditional cask”. a bit of oak. it feels youngish, but attractive as such.

Palate: A nice gentle peaty feeling to it , with smoke and a bit of ash, with enough sweet dough and cereal notes to ease you in. definitely aimed at newbies, who are making their first steps into peat land. some vanilla sweetness and even a coconut element, with a bit of a bite , in the form of pepper. some young fruity elements too (apple and pear drops) and a final touch of marzipan.

Finish: smoke, marzipan and wood.


Conclusion:

This is very surprising, but i find that the lower peat profile really works here, it’s a very accessible and easy to drink malt, that can be the perfect daily dram for the right price. It is not a lot for a whisky these days (even if it’s a NAS), and for me the quality is more or less the same as the Traditional Cask, even if it’s a bit different. Creamy and lovely, this one is a definitely a malt you should consider for your whisky shelf. Nothing mind-blowing, but it’s just a good fun dram. It can also be a nice introduction to peated malts for newbies, good Bang for your buck ration too. A no brainer really.

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