Ardmore 11 59.3%

ThisArdmorehas stored for almost 12 years, on anEx. Laphroaig Barrel

Nose:Has the ex Laphroaig cask had any influence on this dram? A rich but Lightly smoked aroma opens the salvo on the nose, with a rich organic note flowing forward, some caramel and hard toffee with sea salty, malt, nuts and not least herbs.

Palate:A forward rich Peat, salted toffee caramel and sweet dried fruits, some iodine arrives in the mid palate, salt, caramel, vanilla, herbs, coconut, a little liquorice, smoke & peat, Long aftertaste with more of that rich smoke, and a final flourish of sweetness from vanilla.