Ardmore 10-year-old (D.2009, B.2020) Douglas Laing's Old Particular / 48.4%/ 0.5l
- The Old Particular range was introduced in September 2013 by Fred Laing, soon after he parted ways with his brother and business partner Stewart splitting the portfolio of Douglas Laing & Co.
Product description
Fred Laing’s Old Particular series debuted in September 2013, shortly after the division of the assets of Douglas Laing & Co. between the two Laing brothers.
It is the equivalent of the Old Malt Cask series, which is owned by the newly formed Hunter Laing & Co and headed by Stewart. Old Particular comprises single malt and single grain whiskies bottled in single cask. The Ardmore 10 year old on display here was distilled in July 2009 and aged in a refill bourbon cask no. DL 13896. Bottled in March 2020 at 48.4% abv and non-chill-filtered, it was limited to 411 bottles.
Aroma: vanilla, caramel, grilled meats, oranges, apples, cherries, milk chocolate, cinnamon, white pepper and a dying fire.
Palate : barley malt, smoked meat, brown sugar, vanilla, baked apples, dried apricots, white pepper, a touch of ginger, traces of leather and burnt wood.
Finish : quite long, with notes of peat smoke, barley malt, salted caramel, orange peel, peaches and a touch of pepper.