Tomatin distillery was formally established in 1897, although it is thought that whisky has been produced in the area since the 1400s. The name Tomatin translates into ” hill of the juniper bush” as the juniper bush was believed to be used to burn by the illicit distillers due to it not giving off any…
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The Ardmore Legacy
The Ardmore Legacy is a lightly peated release made up with 80%peated malt and 20% unpeated, it was released in 2014 to replace the Ardmore traditional, this is bottled at 40%abv.. Nose.. I found this to have plenty of rich sweet notes, vanilla mingled with smoke, toffee, honey and some cinnamon, smouldering wood charcoal and…