The Ardnamurchan Distillery completed 10 years of operation in August 2024, and to celebrate, it released this batch of 10-year-old single malt!
This entire batch of 100% unpeated spirit, distilled during the very first few months of production in 2014, was initially matured in first-fill bourbon casks, then roughly half was transferred to Champagne Paul Launois barriques for a finishing period of over a year, before being brought together for bottling at a very satisfying 50% ABV.
Official Tasting Notes
Nose: The nose opens with an overtly tropical offering; replete with ripe mangoes, pineapple cubes, lots of honey. There are baked bananas, brown sugar, figs, and wine gums. With time, we go a little deeper into darker tones of crème caramel, toffee, and meringues with white chocolate.
Palate: Oh, hello there, waxiness! The theme of honey continues, backed up by linseed oil, warming spices, gingerbread, fresh pineapple, and cedar.
Oily, waxy, showing great depth, this wonderfully balanced release is a magnificent way to celebrate the distillery's milestone anniversary and offers a superb glimpse at what the future holds for its spirit as it reaches double figures and more.
Unchillfiltered and natural colour, as always!
| Distillery | Ardnamurchan Distillery |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Brand / Series |
10th Anniversary Edition |
| Category | Single Malt Scotch Whisky |
| Stated Age | 10 Years Old |
| Distilled | 2014 |
| Bottled | 2024 |
| No. of Bottles | 16,746 |
| Cask Type | Ex-Bourbon Barrels & Paul Launois Barriques |
| Alcohol % | 50.0% |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Highland |
| Size | 700ml |
| Chill Filtered | No |
| Colouring | No |