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SMWS 66.209: Ardmore

“An enigma wrapped in teasing smoke” · Past release, no longer on sale
An enigma wrapped in teasing smoke - SMWS 66.209Sold outJan 2022
66.209

An enigma wrapped in teasing smoke

SMWS regionHighland
Age12 years
ABV60%
Outturn274 bottles
Cask2nd fill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 66
DistilleryArdmore
RegionHighland

In short · Ardmore (Highland), 12 years.

“An enigma teasingly wrapped in smoke; the nose offered roasted parsnips and smoked venison, smoky blue cheese and pears poached in that ‘love it or hate it’ Islay…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£65View on SMWS

SMWS 66.209 is a single cask of Ardmore, in the Highland region, 12 years old, bottled at 60%, released in the Jan 2022 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 66.x is from Ardmore.

How the price compares
At £65, this 12-year-old cost less than 11 of the 17 Ardmore bottlings aged 11–14 released 2020–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £58 to £83.80, with a median of £73.
Shaded: their range · line: this bottleRelease prices, not adjusted for inflation

Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.

About Ardmore

In Kennethmont, deep in Aberdeenshire farmland, Ardmore was built in 1898 by Adam Teacher to feed his family's blend, and it is still the heart of Teacher's Highland Cream. It is the mainland's quiet exception: a peated Highland malt, earthy and smoky far from any island shore. Its stills were fired by coal until 2001, and something of that old furnace warmth lingers. Suntory's.

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