Ardnamurchan AD/ Heritage Barley Release

The AD/ Heritage Barley Release is our most pure, distillate-led whisky. For this recipe we have stripped absolutely everything back, focusing on 100% unpeated, 6+ year old Golden Promise distillate, matured entirely in ex-bourbon casks, bottled at a cask strength of 59.2% ABV. This is Ardnamurchan at full power, sumptuously fatty and with extraordinary clarity. We are immensely proud of our bright, coastal, grassy character, full of vibrancy and Western Highland DNA in this unrestrained, naked recipe.

Nose.
Freshly opened milk chocolate digestive biscuits. Glacé cherries, lime cordial, a soft dusting of icing sugar on marzipan, apricot jam. Melted butter with acacia honey on sourdough toast. Salted preserved lemons. A whiff of long grass.

Palate.
Chewable, oily mouthfeel. The marzipan theme continues, with sugared almonds. More nuts:salted cashews and subtle pistachios. A gentle, creamy sweetness. Rich orange polenta cake. Baked cooking apples with fizzy lemonade. Peshwari naan filling.

Finish.
Oily, luscious and well-balanced. Medium length.Traces of soft orchard fruit, a sweet nuttiness and the last sip of espresso.

59.2% ABV.