Ardmore 1997 GM Connoisseurs Choice - Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardmore |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1997 |
| Bottled Year | 2019 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Refill American Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 51.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 아드모어다운 마른 풀과 옅은 피트 연기가 먼저 잡히고 리필 아메리칸 호그스헤드에서 온 바닐라와 꿀이 또렷하게 드러난다. 25년 숙성의 팰럿은 그을린 보리와 시트러스, 가벼운 향신료가 만나 절제된 훈연의 단맛으로 발전하며 단단한 구조감을 보인다. 51.1도의 도수는 균형 있게 정돈되어 연기와 과실을 함께 받쳐 준다. 피니시는 옅은 재와 꿀, 백후추로 길게 이어지며, 1997년 빈티지 아드모어가 지닌 부드럽고 절제된 피트 캐릭터가 끝까지 균형 있게 정리된다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
it’s a rather rounder, more vanilla-ed version, with also more fudge and mint cake as well as rather less smoke. Unexpected whiffs of lemon sherbet and then almonds, maraschino and, indeed, peaches but rather the tree’s leaves than the fruits… With water: we get closer to the 1992 (that one was reduced) but this has a little more grass and grains
restaurant Palate
it’s rather more indistinct than the 1992, partly because the oak is much louder. It’s not oaky as such, but there’s a lot of coconut and you have to like, say pina colada. Hem… Other than that, I get the same combination of juicy garden fruits and smoke, even if that smoke’s a little softer. Also oranges, jelly beans, rosewater... With water: same comments. Maybe a bigger dryness, green tea…
timer Finish
medium, greener, with more tea and herbs. Is this rosemary? More citrus fruits as well, the aftertaste being just as clean and fresh as the 1992’s. Quite zesty, in fact