Ardmore 2002 GM

Name: Ardmore 2002 GM
Brand: Ardmore
SKU: 97348
Rating: 89.39 (75 reviews)

Overall rating: 89.39/100
votes: 75

Whiskybase ID: WB97348
Category: Single Malt
Distillery: Ardmore
Bottler: Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling serie: Cask Strength
Vintage: 01.07.2002
Bottled: 19.04.2017
Calculated age: 14 years old
Casktype: Refill Sherry Hogsheads
Casknumber: 939 + 940
Strength: 56.7 % Vol.
Size: 700 ml
Bottle code: 170455
Barcode: 5020613063129
Bottled for: Germany
Added on: 12 Jun 2017 8:29 am by Mischi

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Whisky Reviews for Ardmore 2002 GM

12 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 89.39 points

hs305 scored this whisky 88 points
05 Oct 2017 11:06 pm
[October, 2017] ...a sherry cask matured whisky and a "Germany only" release - so I expect sulphur.

Oooh, no sulphur! Did they hear the bang or is this just by incident? Actually it is a quite nice dram with the typical (light) Ardmore peatiness escorted by delicious sherry and barley sugary flavours. All nicely balanced both in the nose and on the palate. No flaws in the mouthfeel and finish that I can find. The finish is long and sherry wine-sweet with nice peaty flavours that really pep it up. Water turns the dram smoother and releases more aromas so I like it reduced better than neat. Just the nose stays punchy even after water added...

I just had a 2cl sample because of my fears of sulphur but most probably I will get me a full bottle of this delicious stuff. Well done, G&M!
- Nose
  
  87 87
- Taste
  
  88 88
- Finish
  
  89 89
whiskyinstitut scored this whisky 93 points
10 Mar 2018 1:09 am
A great malt. I hope nobody reads this ...

Nose

Ashy and oily smokes along with spicy orange peel, chocolate, typical Ardmore workshop, as if 100 liters of sherry had passed through an exhaust, cigar tobacco

Taste

Chocolate smoke, beautiful and pleasantly powerful onset, very creamy, a lot of oak, a lot of heat in the mouth, no dryness

Finish

There is the engine room again, then the smoke comes with a pleasant bitterness, the whole chocolate whip hits you
wbarchive_104650 did not rate this whisky
24 Feb 2018 9:02 am

Yes delicious. Amazingly little smoke for an Ardmore. Since the Portwood OA has much more. The sherry is very well integrated. The alcohol note comes to me but a little too much. It gets better with water. The high ratings in the base, I can not understand. Since I prefer to buy two bottles of Classic of Islay for the same price ...
Bosi scored this whisky 88 points
08 Sep 2020 10:32 pm
A really very good Ardmore, which fortunately stands out from its often very boisterous younger counterparts. The sherry barrel is superbly chosen and gives the whisky a nice complexity without taking away too much of the power.

Nose

The nose is surprisingly fruity at first and the typical greasy, greasy Ardmore smoke comes across a bit more subtle.
After the first impression, notes of sherry with figs wrapped in bacon and Werthers Echte come to the fore.
In the background there is a light, but pleasant, earthy mustiness. The metallic aroma, especially found in young Ardmores, can only be guessed at in this bottling.
After adding water, it's finally there: the classic "Ardmore workshop". There are now strong citrus aromas.

Taste

The strong start with candied almonds is followed by oriental fruits, fruit cakes, more nut flavors and the mustiness that can already be recognized in the nose also resonates again.
With water, the texture becomes even more oily and here, too, citrus notes take over and the sweetness almost completely disappears

Finish

The finish is long and somewhat dry and leaves an interplay of sweet and herbal notes. The nut flavors are still present and with water a refreshing saltiness remains in the mouth.
butt scored this whisky 92 points
24 Aug 2020 7:38 am
Nose

90 90

Taste

92 92

Finish

93 93
Ivynor scored this whisky 90 points
17 May 2020 10:09 pm
Big slaughter, an impressive whisky of maturity

Nose

91 91

Superb nose, very sherry and very delicious, with baked cake, candied orange, and covered with a very fine peat. The whole is superbly melted.

Taste

90 90

The palate is very easy, delicious, oily, well marked by sherry (dark chocolate, hazelnut, mocha, candied oranges), a little spice and vanilla. The peat is still well integrated.

Finish

90 90

Final in the continuity of the mouth, delicious, sherry, peaty, perhaps more iodized. We note some notes of very sweet pear and black cherry.
MadScientist scored this whisky 87 points
03 Oct 2019 8:58 pm
Nose

88 88

Taste

86 86

Finish

86 86
Sandman23 scored this whisky 90 points
12 May 2019 8:15 pm
Nose

89 89

Taste

90 90

Finish

91 91
Benny85 scored this whisky 91 points
18 Nov 2018 9:49 pm

I think Scheros description with "workshop" and "100 liters of sherry through exhaust" somehow pretty good. I would join that; However, it does not quite meet my taste.
I would probably rather resort to springbang 12er CS, if I want something dirty with sherry and bit of smoke.
but qualitasmäßig is already pretty good!
Edit: is getting better. My first assessment was premature. Now I would almost give him the 90th ... wait ...
DocF scored this whisky 90 points
25 Mar 2018 6:02 pm
The bottle has been "darkened" a bit since opening and is very similar to the previous bottling of 2016.

Nose

Orange peel, blockade, mirabelle plums, a hint of cinnamon, especially compared to the Laphi cozy smoke, hot campfire, hot coffee, railway sleepers in the sun, menthol, later ripe plums, a hint of lilac, with water: the "first nose" is back, Orange peel, cinnamon, herb-fruity, later lilac blossom, hedge trimmer full of oil and resin, which has spent on a Thuja hedge. Time in the glass works wonders, lilac, acacia honey, hammer!

Taste

Without water too many turns for my taste. Dark-malty with water, coffee, block malt, plum jam, orange peel, sweet, caramel, Bailey's, spruce forest.

Finish

Resin, spruce forest, moder, malt beer, coffee. Ordinary portion of bitterness, medium long, warming. Caramel, oranges, blockade left behind.

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