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SMWS 66.246: Ardmore

“Cigars, sauternes and sautéed sultanas” · Past release, no longer on sale
Cigars, sauternes and sautéed sultanas - SMWS 66.246Sold outSep 2023
66.246

Cigars, sauternes and sautéed sultanas

SMWS regionHighland
Age32 years
ABV51.8%
Caskrefill ex-sherry butt
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 66
DistilleryArdmore
RegionHighland

In short · Ardmore (Highland), 32 years.

“Sticky heather honey and sauternes dessert wine were the base into which we blended tobacco leaves, sandalwood shavings and a trickle of pine sap.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£475View on SMWS

SMWS 66.246 is a single cask of Ardmore, in the Highland region, 32 years old, bottled at 51.8%, released in the Sep 2023 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 66.x is from Ardmore.

How the price compares
At £475, this 32-year-old cost more than all 33 Ardmore bottlings of any age released 2021–2025 that we hold. They ranged from £58 to £195.50, with a median of £91. We don’t hold enough Ardmore bottles of a similar age, so this compares across all ages; older casks usually cost more.
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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