Ardnamurchan AD/

86 with water. It definitely needs water, check out how it opens up. I rarely say a whisky is much better diluted, but now this is the case.

Fruity, peachy with hint of peat. Vanilla citrus creamy sponge cake, with peaty, honey nutty aftertaste.Peppery chilli notes for character. Another really decent delicious dram from one of my favourite distilleries.

Nice combination of lightly peated and ex bourbon finished on rum barrel. Nice strength of 55%.

Had this as the last whisky during a blind tasting. I was surprised. The feint smokiness and the beautiful vanilla, mixed with some sour sweet fruits like rhubarb and candied apples / unripe pears, gave already a bit of a directon. Especially because the innkeeper hinted that one of the whiskies of the line-up belonged to a new distillery. So, I was guessing and eventually I was right: the new Ardnamurchan Rum cask finish. Rather high ABV of 55%. And it is very well chosen because it gives the whisky a bit of a bite, but it all remains very drinkable and fruity. This young gem consists out of 18 unpeated ex-Bourbon Barrels from 2016 and 13 peated ex-Bourbon Barrels from 2017. All finished in Jamaican Rum Casks. Beautiful marriage of vanilla (bourbon) and a grassy fruit mix from the rum cask. There is something funky in there too- lactic, buttery, sour yogurt touch with something stable like, animal like. Very enjoyable. It makes it all more interesting and adds to the depth of the whisky. The nose for me stood out- so complex and teasing. The finish was a bit poor. Don't get me wrong- decent finish, but too short compared to the rest of the drinking experience. Very happy to have tasted this. I'm a bit of an Ardnamurchan fan- have been drinking a lot of their spirits and whiskies. And they keep on surprising me. Very curious to re-taste neat and as a first dram, not at the end of a line-up. This might be something totally different :-)

Really benefits from dilution. Really strong, especially considering how young he is.

Ardnamurchan Rum Cask Release - MGMT "She Works Out Too Much" ABV: 55% Origin: Glenbeg, Scotland Following my Maclean's nose write-up, I am doing a run of Ardnamurchan reviews, I'll try not to get too blabby. This cask series from Ardnamurchan has been generally well done, they are produced in decent enough quantities to get to a wider audience than a single cask and it's fun to see how their spirit performs under the influence so to speak. This one of the releases that seemed to get less of a frenzied response that previous editions, but rum casks be that way. I've expounded on the subject before, so I won't repeat myself. 60/40 blend: 18 unpeated ex-Bourbon Barrels from 2016, 13 peated ex-Bourbon Barrels from 2017 finished for 3 years in ex-rum casks, the vatting recipe seems to indicate Jamaican rum casks, and I've seen one reliable source cite Appleton as the distillery in question, take that with a grain of salt. Nose: Coastal, mineral, earthy soft peat, lots of malt & driftwood. There's a waxy side almost like glycerin, cooked banana, faint tropical notes, a little bit of tinned pineapple. There's a light spice, a bit of powdered ginger, mace & black pepper. I am at times reminded of Talisker but this is also has a signature feel from Ardnamurchan like a mix of sea spray and forest floor. Palate: Rich, smoked pistachio ice cream, again very distinct style of peat, lemongrass and bitter herbs. Cereals, beeswax, bananas & cashew fudge. There's also this coppery and phenolic note, lemon lozenges & burnt hay. Finish: Salted caramel, soot, licorice, slightly vegetal, burnt driftwood, a little rhubarb & grapefruit pith. Notes: I really like this whisky, not one for a hasty judgement, it opened beautifully over time and I found myself being drawn to its quiet character. It suits my palate well and would place it in the top tier of my experiences with Ardnamurchan. It isn't the Tropicalia folks expect when they hear "rum" cask. It certainly has some of the hallmarks, the waxyness, the fruit, some herbal/phenolic edges but it's no dessert or fruit bomb. There isn't the kind of neural high five that an overly juicy Sherry or Madeira cask provides thus forcing you to reckon with the the spirit a bit more and I think folks should embrace it.

nicely balanced between the peaty spirit and the casks. enjoyable dram.

Ginger, molasses, peat, and pepper. Lovely oily mouthfeel, and incredible length.

Ardnamurchan, a distillery that blew my mind by some of their drams. This one was a little different. I don't really taste the rum in it? And no I am not sick or a stuffed nose. If this was named something else then Rum Cask, it would have been higher in points. Never the less, a good dram to have on a night in the winter.

21-01-2024

Good quality Ardnamurchan, but with some signs of youth, which rum cask were unable to hide. The nose is the best part of this whisky, it reminds me of a typical coastal style, like Oban. Or Glen Scotia. I would prefer Cask strength version 2022 or 2023 to this one.

This rum cask finish doesn't quite work with me, not compared to previous releases anyway. Although the influence of the rum casks are certainly perceptible, there is hardly any sweetness as one would expect from these casks. It all feels a bit young and less complex. It's still a good dram, but it could be better.

The spirit is well-made, but the rum cask finish doesn't quite suit the Ardnamurchan identity very well, i.m.o., also, it comes across as very young.

The whiskies bottled here are from 2016 and 2017 and were finished in Caribbean rum after initial ex-bourbon maturation. I like Ardnamurchan - I haven't really understood or liked the finish of whisky in rum casks until now. glen-efze.de

a very good rum finish, noticeable but very harmonious

Friendly, elegant dram. The alcohol (55%) is not bothersome. Lots of flavor, sweet. Beautiful tropical fruit notes.

It feels younger, less developed and certainly not as rich as most other Ardnamurchan.

Sweet, grassy, wonderful spices, perfect abv, malty with a hint of youth

I expected a bit more. Unfortunately, the price-quality ratio is therefore a bit too high in my opinion. Complexity: 85 Intensity: 85 Price quality, on the high side

Another impressive batch bottling by Ardnamurchan, this time with rum casks providing an edge on the unpeated and peated spirit. It has a nice fruity character but somehow this one feels a bit more youthful compared to the very mature Sherry edition. Still, it offers enough complexity to play around with. Looking forward to the next thing they come up with, Ardnamurchan never seems to disappoint.

Nice random store pick-up. I trust Ardnamurchan, so I bought this without trying. It doesn’t impress me too much but it is still a solid whisky. The peat is definitely there, but not overdone. Coming off a few sessions trying Cladach, this is a bit boring one-dimensional kind of peat though. It’s probably not gonna happen anytime soon, but I wish distilleries would go back to A) producing their malt in-house B) actually fully drying the malt with peat smoke instead of just smoking wet malt a bit. The guaiacol type of peat isn’t nearly as interesting as the old-school peat that all but disappeared from modern whisky. Anyway, rants aside, the mineral Adrnamuchan distillate is always nice, and the cask doesn’t overpower the distillate. It’s well made and I will happily finish the bottle, but there will not be a second.

Cask bill: 18 unpeated ex-Bourbon Barrels from 2016. 13 peated ex-Bourbon Barrels from 2017. All were finished in Jamaican Rum Casks.

Color: straw

The classic nutty and coastal profile I associate with Ardnamurchan is still present on the nose, but the sweet vanilla from the rum cask is also a heavy presence. I think peated spirit and rum casks can work really well together, but here they seem to be fighting rather than blending. Similar battles take place on the palate, with the youthfulness of the spirit more noticeable than other releases I have from this distillery of a similar age/vintage. Certainly interesting, and still very drinkable, but not one of my favourite Ardnamurchan releases.

Pretty tasty. 83 points.

Kern

This is truly a good Ardnamurchan, but don't expect a rum-dominated whisky. Fortunately, it is a genuine Ardnamurchan with its typical character. What I really like is the subtle dryness and touch of bitterness in this whisky. I have definitely tasted better, but this one is really quite good. Whisky and rum are simply a difficult combination.