Ardmore 'Hepburn's Choice' 2013 / 6 years old

This expression is a vatting of just two bariques previously home to wine, with a maturation period of six years the whisky has seen a prominent influence from the French oak. Ardmore distillery is somewhat famous as it is one of the few distilleries founded in the highlands after the arrival of the railways which has always used peat in its maltings. It is typically strongly smokey with an underlying sweetness, in this case the wine casks have enhanced and enriched the fruity character of the malt.