I’ve found a whole host of whisky tasting notes over the past few months, and will try to post. Here’s my Ardmore tasting notes from September 19, 2009 (VSMC)

1) Ardmore 46% NAS OB Quarter Cask
(traditional cask finished in quarter casks)
Appearance: Dark Gold
Nose: Malty, green, sweet, smoke, spice, cloves
Taste: smokey, pepper, spices, dry, lot of sweetness
Finish: hot pepper, oily, salty

2) Ardmore 46% 1992/2006 14yo C# 4879 265 btls
Bourbon Signatory (un-chillfiltered collection)
Appearance: light gold straw hair 10Kt
Nose: leather, purple, floral, sweet, grassy 9smoke and malt of Teachers Highland Cream)
Nose (diluted): smokey, freshness
flavour: peaty, salty, citrus
finish: salty, pepper, malty, oily

3)  Ardmore 60% 1990/2005 15yo C# 30016 12 btls
Bourbon Signatory Cask
Appearance: 15kt
Aroma: (u/dil): sweet, malt, candied apples
Aroma (diluted): acetate, pepper
Flavour: pepper, oily, salty, almost too strong with water
Finish: oily, hot, pepper

4) Ardmore 53.9% 1985/2007 21yo
66.23 SMWS Hogshead
Appearance: 18kt
Aroma: (u/dil): light, very light malty, fruity, floral, peaty
Aroma (u/dil): old leather
Taste: yummy, peaty
Finish: oily, sweet