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26th September 2014 |
The Ardmore
Legacy to be launched to replace the
Ardmore Traditional.
 Ardmore
the lightly peated (usually around 12
-14ppm) Highland single malt
is not a whisky single malt whisky
drinkers hear about much which is surprising
considering the distillery's 5.4 million litre output
capacity. This is because most of the
whisky the distillery produces is
reserved for blends such as Teacher's.
It seems like Ardmore's owners have
decided to have a bit of a shake-up and
are replacing the Ardmore Traditional,
Ardmore's only core single malt
expression with a new bottling called
The Ardmore Legacy.
You will be pleased to hear the new
Ardmore Legacy continues the
distillery’s tradition of lightly
peated Highland single malt whisky. The
Legacy is a marriage of 80% Peated malt
20% Unpeated malt which has resulted in
a lightly peated Highland malt which has
been bottled at 40% ABV.
It isn't a total surprise that 20% of
the marriage is unpeated as the Ardmore
distillery has been producing a unpeated malt by
the name of Ardlair for some time and in 2013 the
Ardlair made up around 40% of the total
production at the distillery. You wont
find any Ardlair in whisky shops as it
is used by other companies as a blending
malt
This new lightly peated, sweet Ardmore
Legacy,
offers new whisky drinkers an ideal
introduction to peated style single malts
and at the same time should be a welcome
addition to any existing single malt whisky
drinkers cabinet.
Combining notes of creamy vanilla, sweet honey and savoury spices
with a pleasant smoky taste, The Ardmore
Legacy is a full-bodied and smooth dram
with the typical Ardmore dry, spicy finish.
The new expression also brings a new look for the brand with its
iconic Ardmore eagle
firmly at the heart of the packaging
design. The bottle label and outer tube
feature a splendid copper foil eagle in
full flight, acknowledging their rare
golden eagle neighbours and representing
an adherence to tradition. The
eye-catching monochrome backdrop
encompasses a map design conveying the
distillery’s Speyside location and
heritage.
The eagle has long played a key role in
the brand’s history with rare golden
eagles often seen riding the thermals
above the distillery. The Ardmore
supports these birds in partnership with
the RSPB, most recently with the
reintroduction of the white tailed
eagle, a cousin of the golden eagle.
The Ardmore Legacy has a RRP £29.99 and will be
available to purchase at
Tesco and Morrison's as well as select specialist
whisky retailers from the beginning of
October. If you are a fan of the soon to
be gone Ardmore Traditional don't forget
to stock up before it is too late.
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The Ardmore Legacy Review
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Bottled at 40% ABV. Chill Filtered. A
marriage of 80% Peated malt 20% Unpeated
malt.
William
Morrison's Tasting Notes:
Nose: A delicate nose with honey,
some creamy toffee and a hint of sweet
peat smoke.
Taste: A smooth entry with
a lovely bourbon barrel edge. Creamy
vanilla, sweet honey, mild oak spice all
coated in Ardmore's delicious gentle
Highland peat smoke.
Finish: A medium length mellow
finish. Touch of tangy orange, mildly
drying sweet oak spice.
Comment:
I suspect the the traditional quarter
casks are out of the maturation equation
now, this combined with it being a
marriage of 80% Peated malt 20% Unpeated
malt make this a less peaty, less spicy
and less toffee'd expression than the
Ardmore Traditional Cask it is replacing
which in my view is a good thing
especially the toffee which was a little
heavy in the Traditional bottling. It is
a pity they didn't retain the 46%
bottling strength as it would have
scored a few more points on my scale if
this had more oomph. An easy drinking
Highland malt with a nice mellow touch
of Ardmore Highland peat.
SMW Score
84/100
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