Whisky Forum - Ardmore Legacy

pks1702 · Single Malt Member Joined: 02 Oct 2020 Posts: 20

Relative newbie who has over the last few months collected around 20 bottles of half decent everyday malts and is on a learning road.

Early indications are that peat and smoke are to my taste but looking forward to tryng Speysides and Highland to see how I get on with them.

One dram I have bought from Amazon at a princeley Â£18 is Ardmore Legacy. Having tried my first dram I am really impressed by this fairly lowly example at the price. I get light peat, vanilla sweetness, hint of smoke.

I have a couple of Islays in my stable and this is no 10 year Ardbeg but with a few ml of water I think this is currently the best at the price I have tasted.

Give it a go - intrigied to see what more experienced drammers think.

Timp · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:35 pm Post subject:

Not really experienced but my overriding memory of this, is that it was un-memorable, if that makes sense.

Usually this means for me it was an easy drinker with nothing standing out.

I haven't even written a note in my little black whisky book on it which surprised me, as i like to keep a record. Sad but true!

I was a fan of the Ardmore nas traditional casks which they stopped other than at duty free, and replaced wih this one. I think? Maybe this clouded my view as the trad cask to me had a unique flavour not replicated in this.

Saying all that, as you say its good value for a daily sipper so maybe I should give another a go.

Cheers..

ralfy legend · Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:16 pm Post subject:

Everyone has to start somewhere, it is a very easy introduction to a big of peat and smoke, your journey is just starting with so much fun ahead,, enjoy .

pks1702 · Single Malt Member Joined: 02 Oct 2020 Posts: 20

Thanks Ralfy yes just starting and not enough under my belt to be able to make wide comparisons, just sharing thoughts along the road.

BigShing · Master Of Malts Joined: 21 Feb 2019 Posts: 283

Never been wowed by it, but it's nice enough at Â£20 and under that's for sure! A little more peat than pretty much any other whisky in this price range other than the Aldi/Lidl Islay malts of course!

Timp · Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:51 am Post subject:

Got one yesterday as came across it in the supermarket.

Touch more Peat/smoke than I remembered and not bad at all.

Enjoyed a few drams last night, so ta for the reminder pks.

Cheers..

pks1702 · Single Malt Member Joined: 02 Oct 2020 Posts: 20

UncleBoo · Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:50 pm Post subject:

Try some of the independent bottlings of Ardmore, a very underrated distillery! Working my way through a bottle of Carn Mor 2011 just now, recommended.