Following on from the 2022 Madeira bottling, Ardnamurchan are treating us to another excellent dram. This is the second batch of AD/ Madeira Cask Release but this time the distillery have used unpeated and peated single malt (roughly 60/40 split). Initially matured in bourbon casks, then re-racked into Madeira casks for just over 2 years. Vatted just before the whisky turned 7 years old, this latest Ardnamurchan release has been bottled at 52% vol, unchill filtered and at natural colour. The tasting notes sound excellent and as ever, we're very much looking forward to trying this dram, another exciting release from Ardnamurchan Distillery.
Tasting Notes
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Nose
Cocoa powder, stewed plums, sugared almonds, bread and butter pudding, nutmeg, sandalwood, bracken, fruit scone, red currants.
Palate
Cinnamon sweets, cedar bark, salted trail mix with chocolate chips, rosemary stalks, toffee apple, pine needles, strawberries with black pepper.
Finish
Medium weight, dusty, long and slightly drying finish.