Ardmore 6-year-old Wine Cask (D.2013, B.2020) Hepburn's Choice/ 46%/ 0.7l

Hepburn's Choice is a line of whiskies from the Hunter Laing & Company portfolio, with editions signed by Langside Distillers, its subsidiary.

The series is a nod to William Hepburn, the Laing brothers’ maternal grandfather, a diplomat and whisky connoisseur. In September 2020, Hunter Laing changed the graphic design of the series, reserving a specific color for the region from which the release comes. The Ardmore presented here, distilled in 2013, finished in two wine hogsheads, and bottled in 2020 in an edition of 669 bottles. Hepburn's Choice editions are most often from single casks and bottled at 46% abv, unchill-filtered and with a natural color.

Nose : peat smoke, breakfast cereals, salted caramel, vanilla, red berries, a touch of cinnamon and pepper and a trace of tobacco.

Palate: peat smoke and salty breeze, vanilla, caramel, red currants, cherries, allspice, white pepper and a hint of cigar ash.

Finish: medium long, with notes of peat smoke, sea salt, red berries, caramel, pepper and oak.