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SMWS 66.251: Ardmore

“Truly, a raw smoked-barley experience” · Past release, no longer on sale
Truly, a raw smoked-barley experience - SMWS 66.251Sold outJul 2024
66.251

Truly, a raw smoked-barley experience

SMWS regionHighland
Age12 years
ABV52.3%
Caskrefill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 66
DistilleryArdmore
RegionHighland

In short · Ardmore (Highland), 12 years.

“Well, the colour already prepared us for what one can only call a spirit-driven dram.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£74View on SMWS

SMWS 66.251 is a single cask of Ardmore, in the Highland region, 12 years old, bottled at 52.3%, released in the Jul 2024 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 66.x is from Ardmore.

How the price compares
At £74, this 12-year-old cost less than 5 of the 11 Ardmore bottlings aged 12–14 released 2022–2024 that we hold. They ranged from £65 to £83.80, with a median of £74.
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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