Ardnamurchan Sauternes Cask Release, Peated 50% Single Malt Scotch Whisky 70cl
A sequel of sorts to last year’s AD/ Sauternes Cask Release, which went down a storm, this year’s edition uses a finish in Sauternes barriques for the first time ever! A vatting of just under 30 casks from 2018, all of which started life in bourbon casks and have been finished in Sauternes casks, has yielded just under 8,500 bottles worldwide.
This time around, you can expect that luscious, golden, mouth-filling texture Ardnamurchan aims for from their bourbon casks, amped up by the Sauternes influence, but grounded in earthy, coastal peat. A dram to savour as the summer draws to a close!
70cl
50% ABV
No added colour and non-chill filtered
Net weight: 1.7kg
Tasting Notes
Nose: Lime leaf, lemon balm, shortbread, hay bales. Pineapple upside-down-cake, dessicated coconut, crème de pêche. Stem ginger syrup, pencil shavings, tobacco.
Palate: Nutmeg, dried ginger, orange blossom water. Smoked manuka honey, lemon meringue pie, salted cashew nuts. Tajin seasoning, Creamola foam, Tizer. Hickory wood, farmy smoke, earthy depth.
Finish: Spicy, punchy, bright. A luscious, decadent dram.
Ardnamurchan Distillery
The Ardnamurchan Distillery opened in July 2014 to begin the process of producing what has certainly become world-class single malts.
Ardnamurchan Managing Director, Alex Bruce said “When we filled the first spirit into casks, the concept of being able to disgorge those casks into bottles seemed very distant. However, we have had an incredible journey, building our 100% local team, filling the warehouses with over 10,000 casks and preparing national and international distribution. We relied on the unique local maturation climate to do the rest, and are really excited by the quality and consistency that has been reached.”
Uniquely in the whisky industry, all the power and heat requirements for the distillery come from local renewables. The river that provides the distillery's cooling water has a hydro-electricity generator and the biomass boiler is fuelled by woodchip from local forestry.