Ardmore 12-year-old

Overall rating: 84.54/100
votes: 400

Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Ardmore
Bottler: Distillery Bottling
Bottling serie: Port Wood Finish
Bottled: 2015
Stated Age: 12 years old
Casktype: Port Casks Finish
Strength: 46.0 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml 700 ml
Bottle code: L523657B
Barcode: 5010019637956
Added on: 14 Oct 2015 5:30 pm by dramark

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€ 48,54

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Whisky Reviews for Ardmore 12-year-old

88 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 84.54 points

Pollenflug scored this whisky 86 points
20 Jan 2017 6:47 pm
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Nose

First Association: Schwartau Extra Strawberry Vanilla! Very dominant fruity, especially strawberries, raspberries and cherries stand out. Vanilla / caramel, some honey, juicy oranges and already slightly spicy oak notes are noticeable. In the background there is always a pleasant camp fire smoke.

Taste

Sweet, creamy and oily. Dark fruits with a slightly acidic impact are quickly gaining dominance. The 46% by volume are very well integrated and give the drop the necessary power. More strawberries, raspberries, a few red apples, forest honey and the first spicy notes of the 12-year-old whisky are noticeable. In the background, a fine campfire smoke envelops all flavors without ever becoming too dominant. Some bittersweet chocolate is already added.

Finish

Medium long, slightly smoky, the fruit notes give way to a noticeable oak spiciness. Again some dark chocolate and getting drier. All in all, very harmonious!
Moritz scored this whisky 88 points
29 Oct 2017 4:20 pm
Complex and very round, nice sweetness and subtle smoke. Excellent PLV.

Nose

Pleasant smoke combined with slight sweetness. Spicy, light fruit. Alcohol is not felt.

Taste

Smoke, spicy pepper. Fruity sweet, very complex and harmonious. Drying.

Finish

Very fruity, long. Seasoning and light smoke.
Xaver did not rate this whisky
13 Jan 2017 8:47 pm
Was a birthday present. And what can I say ... delicious, tasty, good!

Nose

Hm ... I'll say so. The colleague smells like standing in a bed of fresh, red fruits. Fruity and light to earth. The neighbor has the grill on and the smoke pulls you into the bed. Spear of charcoal smoke and subtly fleshy.

Taste

Slightly spicy onset. The immediately goes into a creamy fruit sweetness. The colleague tastes like he smells. Pleasant oak flavor with a trace, smoke comes to and around 'the story' beautiful. Tasty, tasty.

Finish

Some bitter, smoked nut chocolate. Slightly dry. Nevertheless, the fresh fruit sweetness remains medium.
rottendon scored this whisky 86 points
03 Apr 2016 1:39 pm
Price / performance killer. Amazingly complex in the nose for his age and otherwise just delicious and tasty.

Nose

Soft smoke and some citrus fruit right from the start, berry fruits add to the bouquet in a very short time and the smoky notes are not only clearer but also more defined. A nice little fire is burning, on which the berries are roasted. After a little more time, some iodine, furniture polish, disinfectants and bacon are added, all very discreet. Mineral notes and fruit panna cotta complete the impression with some fennel and mint. The whole thing is warmed up a little sweeter and heavier, the sour notes for the first time become really clear and enhance the impression of fruity berries. Much more complex than expected, and quite appetizing ...

Taste

Very soft on the go with very slow power delivery. The mouthfeel is quite fluid. First, sweet and sour parts are in the mouth together and also support the impression of fresh berry fruit, perhaps in honey. Very late, notes of dark chocolate appear and give first indications that he is already 12 years old.

Finish

The finish is clean, and if it were not for the peaty parts, it would be very short. It sounds pretty chunky fast and leaves a nice, smoky memory on the tongue.
whiskygalaxy scored this whisky 86 points
28 Jul 2019 6:33 pm
Nose

86 86

Taste

87 87

Finish

86 86
Bam scored this whisky 83 points
05 Aug 2019 6:55 pm
Nice bottling, great combination of smoke and sweet berries. The smoke is a bit too ashy for my taste.

Nose

Very strong smoke, towards colder Achenbecher with ner track burnt rubber. Then there are sweet, light berries. A light, maritime freshness, with some lemon. Spicy oak.

Taste

Medium onset, silky / oily mouthfeel. Smoke and sweet berries are immediately there, then takes over strong, peppery spicy oak, and milk chocolate, and dark caramel.

Finish

Medium. Still the sweet berries, espresso and oak.
Captain.Islay scored this whisky 84 points
19 Jul 2019 10:35 pm
Dry, tart, some smoke and port with spices. You have to like bitterness, then it is ok as Dayli Dram, has some complexity and a noticeable influence of the port

Nose

84 84

New wood, a bit soapy, freshly mown grass, some cold ashes, dried orange, hints of raspberry and anise

Taste

84 84

Ginger, caraway, a little vanilla, orange peel, bergamot, almond

Finish

83 83

Short-medium, quite dry, camp fire smoke, bitter chocolate
LeChiffre scored this whisky 83 points
19 May 2019 3:45 pm
Overall, a good fruity-spicy and slightly smoky malt. For a lasting impression but lacks a bit of intensity and complexity. PLV in order.

Nose

84 84

fruity with berries and orange; Spices (cinnamon), slightly peppery; to a beautifully integrated slight smoky note

Taste

83 83

nice balance of fruitiness and spiciness; increasingly light pepper note; behind it lies a pleasant smoky note

Finish

83 83

sweet and spicy; then lingering pepperily in the mouth; smoky; getting slightly dry
PuddingmitHaut did not rate this whisky
30 Mar 2019 9:25 am
At the beginning I was taken by surprise by the sweetness, I had not expected that, but he tore it with time and his finish.

Nose

That he was so cute I would not have thought! Except sweet, there is nothing at all ... red fruit jam .. or something ..
After a while and the first sip he reveals something more: ripe strawberries, gooseberry, blackberry, a hint of caramel, which gets creamier with time.

Taste

Here, too, the sweetness dominates, creamy, the smoke that is said to be subtly added to it, whereby it flashes from time to time, quite briefly, even quite clearly. But still a sweet number.

Finish

Now he can do what I had hoped for from him. It gains in spiciness and in the mouth slightly occupied by the smoke takes place an interplay of sweetness and spice. I like it.
Andreas W. scored this whisky 85 points
15 Mar 2019 8:54 pm
Smoky, fruity, spicy, sweet. Of everything but not too much. The 46% are just right. Medium length finish. Nothing spectacular, but a good round and solid malt that is personally worth 40 €.

Nose

85 85

Taste

86 86

Finish

85 85

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