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SMWS 66.260: Ardmore

“Bath bomb after a bonfire” · Past release, no longer on sale
Bath bomb after a bonfire - SMWS 66.260Sold outMay 2026
66.260

Bath bomb after a bonfire

SMWS regionHighland
Age27 years
ABV51.3%
Cask2nd fill 300 litre cabernet sauvignon
SpiritMalt Whisky
Distillery from SMWS code 66
DistilleryArdmore
RegionHighland

In short · Ardmore (Highland), 27 years.

“After 24 years in an ex-bourbon hogshead, we decanted this into a second fill 300-litre ex-cabernet sauvignon cask.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
£199View on SMWS

SMWS 66.260 is a single cask of Ardmore, in the Highland region, 27 years old, bottled at 51.3%, released in the May 2026 Outturn. Every Society bottle numbered 66.x is from Ardmore.

How the price compares
At £199, this 27-year-old cost more than 5 of the 6 Ardmore bottlings aged 25–27 released 2024–2026 that we hold. They ranged from £195 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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