A 20yo Ardmore, one of the finest and most "hipsters" distilleries out there. I don't think this one is too famous, bit every little thing i have tasted from them is great. This 1996 vintage, 20yo whisky is no exception to that rule. Bottled at 49.3%abv, with a solid burnished gold color. On the nose, it is impressive. Right away you get a Grassy Peat, the kind of peat from burning Moss. Smoky. Under that smoke there is a lot of other aroma notes: Pineapple juice, tropical fruits, yellow super fresh oranges. It feels strange to have tropical fruits on an Ardmore. Peat overpower the rest of the aroma notes, not in a bad way. Powerful alcohol note but not unpleasant. Burnt pineapple, dulce de leche, lemon and peaches. After a couple lf sips it releases a thick chocolate, dry brown cake aroma. On the palate is not the best, maybe it is a little watery. Citric/tropical, lime, pineapple, dry chocolate cake. What happens on the nose, is replicated on the palate. Aftertaste is delicious. Peat reveals itself as ashes, smoke. Very pleasant and very balanced. Overall this is a very good whisky, super recommended, if you can grab a bottle of this stuff, you wont regret it. 92 over 100.