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SMWS 66.258: Ardmore

“Wood-smoked walnut gâteau” · Past release, no longer on sale
Wood-smoked walnut gâteau - SMWS 66.258Sold outAug 2025
66.258

Wood-smoked walnut gâteau

SMWS regionHighland
Age26 years
ABV51.2%
Cask2nd fill ex-shiraz barrique
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 66
DistilleryArdmore
RegionHighland

In short · Ardmore (Highland), 26 years.

“Heather honey and rosemary-infused olive oil melded seamlessly with the toasty aroma of fermenting beer, creating a fragrant ointment to be drizzled over fresh kelp.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£195View on SMWS

SMWS 66.258 is a single cask of Ardmore, in the Highland region, 26 years old, bottled at 51.2%, released in the Aug 2025 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 66.x is from Ardmore.

How the price compares
At £195, this 26-year-old cost less than 4 of the 10 Ardmore bottlings aged 24–27 released 2023–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £179.80 to £199, with a median of £195.
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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