Ardnamurchan AD/03.21:02

This is an exceptional Scotch for the price; just an amazing value. The nose is sweet, reminiscent of wine or grapes, with a faint bit of honey and the slightest hint of peat. The palate is more honey and fruit with spice and a bit of salt. It has a medium finish, but the heat stays with you a bit longer. 46.8% ABV

Roasty, berries on the nose. Like sipping a big bold merlot by a wood fire in the fall, which I of course have never done. Maybe a little peach as well. Nutty, chocolatey palate. The berries fade back and earthy malt comes forward. It finishes good and long. Great little scotch.

Very Smokey. Clear and clean taste. First impression was leather. Would get a taste again, but not a bottle

This is the weirdest combination. It has melon and tire,pear slight vanilla in the oil I think is hiding a very dry oak barely.

Nose is that of fields of hay with a little peat. The initial taste has some toffee and apple and pear. Then black pepper quickly jumps in to balance it out. There is a little bit of peat in the finish. Very smooth.

To me, Ardnamurchan has become synonymous with good quality and reasonable pricing. Yes, it’s a NAS, but the quality is there, not to mention their commitment to making whiskey using sustainable energy. And they have blockchain technology ! How cool is that? A $10,000 Macallan doesn’t have it ( which it should…those are the most counterfeited), but a $60 Ardnamurchan can afford it? So, this was a pour sent by @jonwilkinson7309. It’s a combination of 50% peated, 50% unpeated; in 65% /35% ex-bourbon / Sherry cask. Nose is citrus and minerals. A bit of wet stone. Light peat comes through on the taste, with pear , grapefruit and a bit of smoke. Really well made—and considering the price, it’s a no-brainer to keep around. Thanks Jon for the pour!

Flaviar Advent Calendar: nose is amazing- marmalade, citrus, caramel, smoke, spice. Taste is smoke, fruit, allspice. Very good.