Taster

Nose: Slight peat. Burnt wood. Faintly astringent.

Palate: On the light side for this whisky. The big, creamy maltiness that I expect in Ardmore seems to have attenuated instead to a papery, metallic, thinness.

Finish: Quick. Astringent.

Comment: Starts slowly, and seems uncertain as to where it is going.

Score: 7.5

Taster

Nose: Light. Sweet eating apples (Cox), crusty bread, banana, sage. It's a bloody picnic! Perfumed with light smoke and a vegetal note. Hint of linoleum.

Palate: Soft. Medium bodied. Cooked apple, lemon and lime zest and sweet spices. Understated.

Finish: A wisp of peat smoke.

Comment: A good example from an underrated distillery. Now all we need is an Allied bottling.

Score: 8