Ardnamurchan

Produced at one of the most remote distilleries in Scotland, this is the core release from Ardnamurchan. Once again, the talented team have kept the distilleries signature lightly peated style with a combination of casks. The nose reminds us of enjoying a quiet picnic on the beach. Starting with apricots and zesty oranges, there?s a touch of chocolate and a handful of Brazil nuts. The palate sees salty taffy, lemonade and Christmas cake being passed around the rug. Finally, a warming bonfire has been lit on the palate to round off this classic West Coast single malt.

The latest release of Ardnamurchan's cask strength expression has arrived, seeing a vatting of primarily peated whisky from American oak barrels, and a smattering of ex-sherry unpeated casks too. The aroma starts with orchard fruits and eucapytus, moving to a savoury - smoked cheese, oyster shells and fish n' chips at the seaside. To taste, a rich butterscotch note covers wooded tones of cigar boxes, with a hay-like earthyness and briney character. A lingering tangy spice of galangal (ginger-like) and soft peat smoke embers round out the finish.

Selected and bottled exlusively for the 2023 Hororata Highland Games, this single cask expression comes from the remote Ardnamurchan distillery on the West Coast of Scotland. Cask #372 was an ex -bourbon barrel filled with unpeated spirit, producing 258 bottles at a natural strength of 57.8%.

We are proud to bring this very special dram to New Zealand, and thank those who support the games through the sale of this whisky.

Tasting notes from Michael Fraser Milne, Whisky Galore:

Nose: Coastal/ozone, vanilla/oak/toffee, overlays of lime.

Palate: notes of poached pear, sponge, creamy oatmeal, digestive biscuit, oak, with gentle spices.

Finish: The coastal tang lingers, with gentle seaweed salinity, full autumn fruits and cereal notes, long.