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SMWS 66.256: Ardmore

“House-tamed and lovable” · Past release, no longer on sale
House-tamed and lovable - SMWS 66.256Sold outNov 2024
66.256

House-tamed and lovable

SMWS regionHighland
Age12 years
ABV53.3%
Caskrefill ex-bourbon barrel
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 66
DistilleryArdmore
RegionHighland

In short · Ardmore (Highland), 12 years.

“The nose was a laurel wreath on which gentle peat smoke was intertwined with butterscotch and malt extract.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£74View on SMWS

SMWS 66.256 is a single cask of Ardmore, in the Highland region, 12 years old, bottled at 53.3%, released in the Nov 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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