Review #106: Ardmore 15 SMWS 66.97

Ardmore 15 SMWS 66.97 "Power of the pause"

Highland - 15- NCF - NCA - Sample ($150 if I had to guess) - 58.4%

Ardmore is mainly used as the filler for Teacher's Highland Cream. It is a peated Highland malt that really amazed me the last time i tried it.

Color - Pale gold - light for its age.

Nose - Rich honey and vanilla, banana peel, custard and uncaramelized creme brule, starbusts tropical flavors and the slightest puff of smoke

Taste - Honey and vanilla, banana, smoke, ginger, pepper,

Finish - Long - Smoke, honey, vanilla, banana, key lime pie

Overall - 8.5 - Honey and vanilla follow this dram from beginning to end. The nose is incredibly rich, with complexity and balance that make it really lovely. The honey, vanilla, smoke, fruit and spice are in great balance on the palate. The finish is long, lingering and balanced. This is a fantastic dram that beings a vision from nose to finish with complexity and balance. Worth seeking out if still available. I am now keen to get my hands on as much Ardmore as I can.

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Rating system is price influenced as it is based on my shopping decisions when buying a bottle.

10 Best in Show

9 Great Dram for Special Occasions

8 Worthy of consistent spot in my collection

7 Worth picking up a bottle if in the mood

6 I would buy a bottle if it went on sale

5 I would drink it happily if offered

4 I would drink it if offered on the rocks

3 Maybe some soda will make this potable

2 I'll Pass

1 Toilet cleaner

Inclusive Ratings

Overall 6.1

Standard Deviation 0.92

Skew 0.66

Kurtosis -0.28