Gordon & MacPhail Ardmore 1990 Cask Strength

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 39 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Slight peat. Burnt wood. Faintly astringent. Palate On the light side for this whisky. The big, creamy maltiness that I expect in Ardmore seems to have attenuated instead to a papery, metallic, thinness. Finish Quick. Astringent. Comment Starts slowly, and seems uncertain as to where it is going.

Dave Broom Nose Light. Sweet eating apples (Cox), crusty bread, banana, sage. It's a bloody picnic! Perfumed with light smoke and a vegetal note. Hint of linoleum. Palate Soft. Medium bodied. Cooked apple, lemon and lime zest and sweet spices. Understated. Finish A wisp of peat smoke. Comment A good example from an underrated distillery. Now all we need is an Allied bottling.