Ardmore Tradition

nice and peaty

good. nicely peated. smooth finish.

Light peated whisky Light finish

Nose: Smoke, caramel, oak char but with a sharp sour edge like mouldy hay. Palate: A cereal dominated arrival with some fruity and vanilla bourbon flavours and smoke. There’s some salted-caramel toffee in the development but it’s overshadowed by a herbal, grassy quality that develops into a sour bitterness. It’s something like the flavour of herbal cough lozenges and wet paper. Finish: Medium and rather dry. The sharp and slightly salty-sour herbal character intrudes too much. Not a favourite - too many off notes all over. OK as a mixer, but the sour notes still intrude. My taste was from a half-empty bottle at a B&B on Islay last year that provided a small selection of miniatures and bottles for guests (pour yourself a dram and leave a coin in the tray). It’s possible that it was badly oxidized and a fresh bottle would be more attractive. “Inferior” : 67/100 (1.5 stars)