G&M Cask Strength Ardmore 1998

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This Gordon & MacPhail Ardmore was distilled in 1998 and bottled 19 and a half years later in 2018 at a cask strength of 53.5% ABV. Matured in refill sherry hogsheads.

Andrew's Tasting Note

Nose: big, stewed dark fruits, treacle, dark chocolate with chilli flakes and firm leather; damp tobacco, Christmas cake, plum pudding and black licorice pipes.

Palate: big, rich and sherried, very sherried, a beast in fact, but a friendly beast; big licorice, more spicy dark chocolate, treacle sauce on sticky toffee pudding, grilled figs, Christmas cake and plum pudding; the leather and tobacco are still there, there is some ashy (cigar) smoke too.

Finish: long and smooth, the beast has been tamed; big sherry, leather, chocolate, tobacco and ashy smoke slowly fade.

Comment: this is a sherry bomb, but a well-integrated sherry bomb; juicy, fruity and complex; no rough edges!

700 ml