Ardmore 25 yr. old, Travel Retail, Yum!
November 18th, 2008At WhiskyFest New York last week, a friend at the Ardmore table let me have a wee dram of an Ardmore 25 year old whisky that will be available at Travel Retail (formerly Duty Free), but not the U.S. He pulled out a small dram from his own private stash.
I really liked it!
It was at a higher strength (above 50%) and had a good dose of peat smoke combining with the oak and other Ardmore flavors. I didn’t take notes on it. All I remember was how good it was!
So, for all of you who ask me what to bring back when traveling overseas, here’s one to buy.
November 19th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Hi John,
interesting. Do they have two horses at the race?
http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=31&doc_id=19193
November 19th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Ya know, I thought he told me 21 year old, but I might be mistaken. He poured the whisky from a bottle that was well-concealed underneath his table. I never got to see the label.
November 20th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
John, how does this ardmore, or any for that matter, compare to the peated benriachs?
November 20th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
The standard “Ardmore Traditional Cask” tastes younger (and greener) than the Benriach releases. I have not tasted them side-by-side, but my feeling is that this new Travel Retail bottling is comparable in quality to the best older pleated Benriachs. I liked it that much.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
John,
The Ardmore I sampled you with at WhiskeyFest NY was the 25y/o Ardmore that we released into GTR at the Cannes TFWA event a few weeks ago.
As you said, not for the US market - although there is another vintage release due shortly for the US market only…..
Slainthe
Alistair Longwell (Ardmore Distillery)
November 20th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Thanks Alistair. I made the correction to my original blog to reflect this.