Ardnamurchan AD/10.21:06

Green, vegetative, woody. Peppery kick on the end. Pretty decent!

Whiskyfun: Colour: straw. Nose: love fat noses. Oils, doughs, citrus liqueurs, then grist and flours and a wee pack of wine gums. I would say it's sharing some traits with that rather famous new Irish Distillery that starts with 'W'. Mouth: excellent despite the youth that keeps showing (Alsatian pear liqueur, liqueur de poire williams). The oak's a tad loud too but it's rather on pepper and cinnamon than on sawdust. Then pomegranate and cranberry syrups, Szechuan pepper, perhaps a little agave syrup. Finish: long and rather on peach syrup this time, as far as fruits are concerned. Or puréed peaches, just add some champagne to this AD/10.21:06 (gee) and we'll have come up with a first-class Bellini. No, not prosecco, thank you. Comments: I think it is pretty fruitier than 2021's AD/07.21:05. Whatever, we'll soon need a bespoke app for anything Ardnamurchan. SGP:651 - 87 points. http://www.whiskyfun.com/

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There is little doubt that Ardnamurchan has captured the collective enthusiast heart and it is easy to see why. In many respects it feels like a poor man's Talisker 18, although if you are still buying Talisker 18 you will soon be poor... It is quite doughy at first, with lemon sherbert hanging in the background, soft pears, olive oil (not the fragrant kind), some pebbles, sea breeze and the barest hint of ash. The youth shows on the palate with some rather spikey oak, it is also a tad vinous, but overall the key ingredients of smoke, pebbles and tangy fruits are all doing their job of delivering an engaging experience. With such DNA I will be sure to check back in on Ardnamurchan in the future.

Industrial-mineral whisky at its core, the rest of the derivatives are secondary here, not everyone will like it, but for connoisseurs of the genre it is a very interesting specimen - with all the brutality and severity of the derivatives, the overall impression is quite harmonious and balanced, one might even say that this is a soft and light whisky , relatively sure.

Thanks to karloff for the sample. Another release holding promise for the future. I'll give this a flatt 86, it's pretty consistent from start to finish.

Very well balanced allround whisky, reminds me of Benromach 15, but this one has more cereal/malt and less molasses and is a little hotter (youth). Initially, there was orchard fruit: apricot specifically. After some time peat and malt/cereal appear, then some nice dirtiness from the phenols. The nose is a bit reserved. On the taste it is hot but tasteful: balanced and the ex-bourbon cask is apparant: oak, cinnamon. In the finish it becomes most clear there's peat in the whisky.

really interesting to see that one and the same whisky can taste quite a bit different when in a different setting a month or so later. tasted at a Helder's birthday tasting 10.03.2022

Young distillery.

With my good friend Manny I went to Alkmaar, first to visit the Whisky Specialist, to taste and buy some whisky. To spend the rest of the evening at the Hielander, where Wullie treated us with delicious food paired with great whisky! this one the second dram on the menu.

Ardnamurchan is by far the most promising young distillery in my opinion. They're doing so many things right. The malts are intense and delicious. Wonderful! Keep it up!

Straw yellow in color, slightly sweet and fruity on the nose, delicately peaty. Pleasant sweetness and harmony on the palate, the flavors blend with the peat flavor. An unmistakable peat flavor and pleasant malt remain in the mouth. A great whisky, pleasant and very well blended.

Floral, fruity, maritime. Crushed seashells on sand. Hint of manure. Whiff of peat. Barley sugar, vanilla, lemon, salt, pepper. Lovely texture. A touch fruitier than the last two UK batches. Typically Ardnamurchan, typically delicious.

Hints of banana and wood on the palete . Decent whisky for the price .

Never did enjoy an Ardnamurchan. It has this tinge of sour mash that I can constantly pick up from every bottle, the taste is quite bad and it has a very bad sensory feeling left on the whisky.

Absolute price-performance winner. The whole batches differ slightly and this one is more peaty than the previous bottlings. I personally like that very much.

Nose: bandages, iodine, preserved lemon, oyster shells, tropical jelly beans, lemon posset Palate: richer, honey syrup, chevre Finish: cinnamon rice pudding and mixed allspice, apple butter Tasted at Milroys of Spitalfields with Antonia Bruce and Fraser Stancombe

Ardnamurchan is Adelphi's Highland Distillery on the west coast of Scotland. The distillery was only founded in 2014, but is certainly one of the most expected distilleries and whose young whiskys are already getting good reviews. Ardnamurchan was recently voted Best New Distillery at the OSWAs 2022. This whisky is a blend of ex-bourbon and ex-sherry and is made up of half peated and half unpeated whisky. A QR code on the label gives access to the whisky's basic data and a detailed list of the casks used, which were filled in the years 2014 - 2016. It was bottled in October 2021. The code says it was the 6th bottling in October 2021. glen-efze.de

No High Flyer, No Dud Arndamurchan has been working hard since 2014 and last year launched the long-awaited 10-Year Old (which is delicious, I can confirm). But I'm going back a few years, thanks to my buddy Benny J—and sampling their AD/10.21:06, a pot-full, 21,000-bottle strong release (albeit blended). It's a vatting of 65% bourbon-matured and 35% sherry-matured malt. The nose is surprisingly maritime, with hints of sea salt and a light smoke before the fruit reveals itself. This comes in the guise of apricots, green apples, and unripe banana. It's followed by an interesting note of roasted nuts. Malt sugar completes the picture. This is quite pleasant, even though this malt smells quite young. On the palate, it's a lovely continuation of the nose, with white fruit and, once again, those lovely maritime notes. A soft spiciness warms it up a bit, while the sherry-matured malt in the mix adds a gentle bitterness, a hint of almond paste, and soft spices. Mouth-filling and satisfying. The finish is relatively short, but the malt's fruity side shines through again. And on the deathbed, I get a lovely burst of softly bitter orange peel. Beautiful! Not a high-flyer, but certainly not a dud either. Thanks for the sample, Benny!

Bottle number 1219/21000. I had already tasted AD / 01.21: 01 some time ago, being pleasantly amazed by the incredible technique of the Ardnamurchan home team to make such a young whisky deep and complex. This new taste (9 months and five batches later ... and many other whiskys) gives me the absolute certainty that not only the quality of the distillate is first class, but also that the drinking experience is really pleasant (open to friends house - 6 people - we drank half a bottle without realizing it). If you are looking for excellent value for money (~ 50 €), you like peaty whisky (this is on average, it is not aggressive) and you like the combination of 65% Bourbon-35% Sherry this is the right whisky. The icing on the cake of this distillery is the blockchain system behind the QR code that allows you to trace some technical information about the distillate, as well as the number of the bottle. It is not simply marketing in my opinion, it is transparency towards product details. Great distillery, great whisky. Mental image: lashes of sea breeze on the barrels.

Adelphi have pulled out their ace up their sleeve and selected some great casks. The malt with 35% content delivers more sherry cask aromas than some of its 'double matured' counterparts that are twice as old. I would have described the signature of the whole thing as Highland Park with more malt and fruit. An easy sipper that is really fairly priced at €50.

There is little doubt that Ardnamurchan has captured the collective enthusiast heart and it is easy to see why. In many respects it feels like a poor man's Talisker 18, although if you are still buying Talisker 18 you will soon be poor... It is quite doughy at first, with lemon sherbert hanging in the background, soft pears, olive oil (not the fragrant kind), some pebbles, sea breeze and the barest hint of ash. The youth shows on the palate with some rather spikey oak, it is also a tad vinous, but overall the key ingredients of smoke, pebbles and tangy fruits are all doing their job of delivering an engaging experience. With such DNA I will be sure to check back in on Ardnamurchan in the future.

Aroma：Moderate；Palate：85/100; Aftertaste：Medium.

Still very young, which is notable especially on the palate. This was my first Ardnamurchan, and it is rather promising. Will try this distillery again when more matured casks are available.

I’m always a bit conscious with rather young start-up whiskies since normally these bottlings are being put out there to try and generate some cashflow. They do offer some impression of how the spirit develops and therefor make a fun way to get some information of what we can expect after say 10-12 years. I’ve had one other Ardna before so I do am curious to this one.

Despite a smaller proportion of sherry casks, the influence of the sherry is initially very clear. After a few minutes, however, the tide turns in favor of the bourbon casks. Overall it is nicely balanced with a pleasantly light, maritime smoke. It has surprisingly strong oak notes for its age. https://www.aboutwhisky.de/tastingnotes/ardnamurchan-ad-10-2106/

Bright young fruity whisky, with a touch of pear and yellow apple.

Ardnamurchan AD/10.21:06, bottled in 2021. 46.8% alc. Original bottling. Ageing: Bourbon and Sherry casks (ratio 65% to 35%) Nose: Complex. Sour gummy bears next to rye bread, wood fire in the old village oven. Behind this, oily and slightly maritime aromas emerge, some iodine and old shells on the beach. With a little time in the glass, notes of peach and cocoa appear, as well as a smell of workshop. Palate: Surprisingly complex. First of all lots of fruit, peaches and pears, along with lime and wood smoke, some cold tobacco. There is also a slightly bitter oak with caramel and gooseberry, some sugar beet and pepper. In the background menthol and some anise. Finish: Long and the smoke gets even stronger, plus significantly more spices and herbs. Rosemary, cinnamon and colorful pepper, dark chocolate is memorable. Conclusion: Really complex and beautiful whisky, the peat smoke writes a lot of exciting stories here. A great whisky in every way. 88/100 points (2022)

I bought this bottle on the strength of what I've tried before from this distillery and again it has impressed. Yes it is young but you can do some amazing things with young whisky if you do it right. The bottle was very reasonably priced so it ticks all the boxes for me and I look forward to their future offerings.