Ardnamurchan Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky

AD/05.23  Though blended casks this version is mostly bourbon and mostly peated. Aromas of BBQ meats and grilled fruits-pineapple? Light texture with the smoke mingling, stone fruits and some salty nuts. Nice oily texture, finishing with a little black pepper. D&M Tasting Notes. 58.3% ABV

The distillery is a long dreamed of project of the Adelphi independent bottlers. As their director Alex Bruce has said, “as early as 2007 we noticed that demand had overtaken supply, and there were three options: start filling new make, buy a distillery or build one. For some stupid reason we decided to take the third option!” Ground was broken in 2013 with distillation commencing in 2014. With such a sense of history to the district, some distillery owners would be more than happy to slap up a pagoda roof and talk up the Viking connection, but that was not the path that Ardnamurchan chose. While there is a pagoda roof, there is also a type 2 EV charging connection at the visitor’s center. The distillery was built to be one of the most green in Scotland, and works in concert with the larger estate on which it resides to form a ‘circular economy’ of everything from power to byproducts. The washbacks for example are heated by wood biomass from the peninsula’s own forests, and the power for plant operations comes from a combination of wind and hydro power. In a very 21st century turn the distillery uses blockchain technology applied to a very traditional product to show total transparency on every step of the production process.  Michael Kennel, D&M