People love this stuff | Ardnamurchan Cask Strength AD/02.22 REVIEW

[@barrelvisor]

You’re on a roll today :) Love the take!

[@eviltrain24]

"Youth isn't inherently bad. It's all about execution. A young whisky, if done right, maybe it's 5 years, 8 years, whatever, it can be a killer." ~Geoff So close Geoff, so damn close to greatness. [utube algorithm has entered the chat] Right..., the whisky. This one has been on my 'buy list' for this year. Local store has plenty in stock. Oban 14 is one of my favorites, and I just re-affirmed the same for Talisker 10 last night. If those are your comparisons for this, ...well damn, I guess I should have already bought this already.

[@Gwhisky]

If you're into Oban and Talisker, I can give you a 99% guarantee that you'll dig Ardnamurchan. You should definitely check them out! Lol... happy to here someone's finding nuggets of "wisdom" in my self-indulgent tangents. 😂🥃

[@bobdobolinaa]

Fanboy confession here! Ardnamurchan stole my heart. Try to buy every bottle they release. The Madeira Cask: "whisky very, very good". That one blew my socks of

[@Gwhisky]

Huge fanboy myself, obviously. Sadly I never came across the Madeira Cask release. Sounds incredible! 🥃

[@bobdobolinaa]

@@Gwhisky Sugared almonds with sea salt flakes at a bonfire😉

[@dazisaac2537]

We had dramfest in NZ here and it had the Madiera Cask on offer. WOW

[@gareth630]

Just joined the Ardnamurchan party with the AD/09.22 cask strength 58.4% pure quality I'm a fan.

[@Gwhisky]

Haven't tried that one yet, but I'll be grabbing it the moment I come across it! 🥃

[@gareth630]

@@Gwhisky Make sure you do ;-)

[@lightplays2181]

Never try Ardnamurchan but i now many people like it. Good review Geoff , like . Slàinte !

[@Gwhisky]

Hope you can get your hands on a bottle to try, my friend. I'm sure it'll be a hit at your whisky club! 🥃

[@lightplays2181]

@@Gwhiskyi also hope ))) thank you!

[@GeoffreyBangers]

I have not tried AD. I haven't tried the AD/02.22 Cask Strength. I don't know how to spell Ardnamerck...Ardnumirk...Aardnamm...I don't know how to spell it. I did see a bottle of it once on a shelf, but passed it up for Royal Brackla because I really like sherry finished scotch more than peated whisky. I missed the smooth ride on the hype train. 😢 I'm compelled now to pick up an AD bottle in the future. Great video as always, and the title screen game is still strong! Also, good to know you're human and spill occasionally like the rest of us. You're not some crazy deep fake whisky reviewing robot created in a Southeast Asian lab. So far as we know.🤨

[@Gwhisky]

processing comment... generating human response... Hah thanks Geoffrey (Geoff?). Hopefully you come across another bottle of AD down the line. Basically I can easily recommend any Ardnamurchan release... doesn't even need to be a cask strength. Cheers buddy! 🥃 human response terminated...

[@Balkonwhisky]

All ADs i had so far were very good Stuff. Right at my sweet Spot this Time. My favorite one was the AD/11:16 CK.1104 (peated, PXCask , Single Cask Release ) Thanks for your Video about it Greets from Germany 😎🤘

[@Gwhisky]

Glad you got to try a single cask. I've had one that was also PX and it was incredible! Cheers! 🥃

[@agrainofmalt]

Is great stuff! Just picked up the 09.22 batch as well 👌

[@Gwhisky]

I'm on the lookout for that one! Enjoy! 🥃

[@sambrewster8556]

Love this stuff. Had a bottle of the same batch which I have raced through. Absolutely nails that coastal, mineralic profile. Think sitting on a windswept Scottish beach, campfire going and knocking back a few oysters. This is the whisky that Talisker should be making!

[@Gwhisky]

Yes! This is totally the Talisker alternative for enthusiasts!

[@cecilrobbins5182]

Yo G, once again, you nailed it, knocked it out of the park with your review!!! Your humour is absolutely fabulous!!! And the spot was there and then it wasn't there and smooth ride sounded more like Detroit than Taiwan but what do I really know about Taiwan.....I had been suggested to get this by the Malt Activist as he thought it and the Bunnahabhain 12 CS were both better than the Glen Scotia Victoriana which got the award that he thought someone else should have. Tasting this with you I understand his feelings but I'm still glad Victoriana won cuz I voted for it. My goodness man, you are on the opposite side of the world and i would love the sip some good drams with you! You're alright in my book. Enjoy

[@Gwhisky]

Totally agree, Cecil. This and the Bunna 12 CS are leagues ahead of the VIctoriana! I like Victoriana more than Malt Activist, although perhaps less than you, but for me stuff like this and the Bunna are among the best CS whiskies out there at the moment. Cheers! 🥃

[@BadgerJeff]

Good point about a small label showing the whisky. Sounds like quite a pour. I haven't seen it around me, but will keep my eye open. Thanks for the review G!

[@Gwhisky]

It's pretty damn good. Hope you can get your hands on a bottle at some point. As always, thanks for watching, Jeff. Cheers! 🥃

[@DonnerPassWhisky]

Great stuff. If you see the 09.22 it is even better. Cheers

[@wouterblom7569]

Thanks for another great review Geoff! You made me very happy that I have an unopened bottle of this whisky sitting in my stash :-)

[@markdunn1931]

Love the honesty. Cheers....

[@Gwhisky]

Thanks Mark. Cheers! 🥃

[@jackhammer8439]

Just ordered the 09.22. Can’t wait!

[@Gwhisky]

It's incredible.

[@cliffbagsby]

Sounds like my jam. It'd be nice to see this stuff hit the Mid-TN market.

[@sunryse111]

Why have I heard so much about this distillery and yet never got around to trying it? It's on my shopping list - but it's a long list. I'll get there, I promise!

[@Gwhisky]

Geez Victor... you're missing out! 🥃😉

[@redsox367]

great review

[@deefischer8198]

Agree! This Whisky is good!!!

[@andynelson5864]

So glad I pulled the trigger on this one! To me, it delivers everything I was looking for when I bought it. I find it so...balanced in its complexities. No note tugs at another; nose, palate, finish...everything works together quite harmoniously. Clean, fresh, and lively but also packed with plenty of depth and heft. At times I detect an earthy funkiness but also cannot ignore a sweet and dark presence (esp after it's been in the glass a bit). Just like the dynamic, ranging notes on the nose and palate, the finish blows my mind: at the back end of the finish a second-coming of a gentle, warming, comfortably smoldering smoke rears up--it blooms more in the finish than on the palate. This stuff's rather serious, but if it did comedy, it would specialize in satire. I think I better stop now! Typically solid review, Geoff. Love it when the juice lives up to the hype!

[@Gwhisky]

Great description. Glad to hear you're enjoying it. One of my favourite recent discoveries. Agree... lives up to the hype! 🥃

[@peathead4450]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this one, Geoff. I've had this whisky in a tasting and loved it, but... ... in the same tasting there was another one rhat was a single cask cask strength (yep, also an Ardnamurchan). And that easily beat this already great whisky. I considered myself lucky. Slàinte mhath

[@Gwhisky]

I've got a bottle of single cask cask strength and it's pure magic. Perhaps not of much interest to a broader audience as it's single cask, so I may not review it, but my goodness that one blew me away. Cheers Frank! 🥃

[@peathead4450]

@@Gwhisky it's hardly valuable to review a single cask release, unless of course you have several different ones of which you can say one or more common things. ... what a dream: several single cask Ardnamurchans 🧞‍♂️🧞‍♀️🧞

[@wevegraysquaw7855]

vibe implies lightness

[@carlmartinlinder]

For me, Ardnamurchan C.S. 02/22 is very much like Kilkerran Heavily Peated batch #3. Similar and great. I am looking forward to try the 09/22.

[@Gwhisky]

Interesting comparison, never even considered it. I'm looking forward to the 09.22, too! 🥃

[@coppullcaveman]

Fanboy here as well. I bought a 02.22 and don't normally open them straight away but after I did, I bought another whilst I could. I've also bought the AD and didn't enjoy it as much, similar just missing abit more for me. I've bought a 09.22 recently and although I've only just finished my AD, I'm picking up my 2nd of the 09.22 tomorrow as I believe they have used slightly more percentage of peated whisky in this release than others. It's in the right ball park value wise. Excellent stuff whether it's young or not. Also as a Christmas present to myself I bought a Cadenhead Sherry cask 6 yr Ardnamurchan. I'm not into Sherried whisky at all but it was absolutely lovely stuff.

[@yoursinsincerely39]

Spot on Geoff. This is a lovely whisky. And it is a beautiful distillery to visit as well. Lovely people making spectacular whisky. The distillate shines through and you can taste the quality of both the spirit and the casks despite their apparent youth. I cannot wait for their age statement releases! Cheers!

[@Gwhisky]

I might be wrong... but I seem to recall hearing that they may not do age statements, at least not traditional ones. Regardless, they've got nowhere to go but up as their stock matures! 🥃

[@yoursinsincerely39]

@@Gwhisky Yeah, with the quality they churn out, its okay. But an older release...positively mouth-watering to think about.

[@peatbull3426]

Its another G8 8mins of entertainment for me Goeff. Honest review. Im 100% with you about this lovely whisky. Im glad that i jumped on this Ardna Train in right time. Got some earlier releases also really enjoying standard AD. Some ppl say that AD 09/22 is even better than AD 02/22 so i going to buy soon. I heard opinions Ardna CS's could be an alternative for SB 12. Never had chance to try this 12CS so dont know. My tip for any next review is Lum Reek 10 CS Batch 1 or 2. This mix of peat and sherry could be your cup of tea i guess? And one more: Old Perth CS i heard is lovely sherried whisky at bargain price. Slàinte 😁🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Gwhisky]

I keep hearing about the Lum Reek release. I'd like to try it, but it's one of those bottles that's oddly overpriced here in Taiwan compared to it's western price tag. As for the Old Perth... I tried it ages ago before the rebranding. I may have to revisit it at some point. Thanks for the recommendations. The Lum Reek is on the wishlist! 🥃

[@peatbull3426]

@@Gwhisky its a weirdness of prices all over the world. Its aprox. £60 in UK. Im not a big fan of GA. Like more 8yo than hyped 12 but like good combination of peat whit sherry and this Billy Walker's newest child is highly rated so i give it a try. Have you heard Bruichladdich going to releases new experimental whisky soon. Its 100% Rye Small Batch just 1.500 bottles and price tag of £125 Sic!! 😁🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

[@Gwhisky]

@PeatBüll I hadn't heard that. Sounds cool. My favourite brand! That being said, I doubt I'll be able to find it out here in Taiwan. 🥃

[@elduderino3120]

Another to add to the list! Is there anyone out there who’s going back to 40%, chill-filtered stuff once they’ve tried “integrity” malts? And now newer distilleries are bringing NAS juice that beats the household-name drams. What a time to be alive :)

[@Gwhisky]

Yes... well said! Easy to get cynical about modern whisky, but practically every new distillery is giving us craft stuff. There's hope! 🥃

[@elduderino3120]

@@Gwhisky I noticed Ralfy is also singing the praises of the NAS Ledaig Rioja that you gave a glowing review to. It's only 32 euros in Holland. Got to be worth a punt, yes?

[@Gwhisky]

@@elduderino3120 Yes! 🥃

[@DileepB]

I must confess that I am still enjoying my chill filtered 43% ABV Lagavulin 16. Not planning to buy a replacement, but it is certainly well made.

[@Rohit_M]

Ardnamurchan seems to be putting out great products as a new comer. Great review of the CS G.

[@Gwhisky]

They're definitely a brand to watch. Incredible stuff at such a young age. Cheers buddy! 🥃

[@ironmantran]

HYPE ! -------- i like hype, watching them numbnuts chasing them pirate beverages ! ... back to my 65 $CA SPringbank-12 batch 1 CS 54.5%

[@Gwhisky]

Always showing off, this guy... 😂🥃

[@ironmantran]

@@Gwhisky (( No, no, just a display of what an old geezer may have hidden ...))hehe

[@Gwhisky]

@@ironmantran To be fair I'd be showing off, too. 😉🥃

[@CameronWaldon]

Gemstone whisky for sure. So glad I listened to the hype because I bloody love it. I’m going to get the 09.22 also, and bought the standard AD release for my neighbour (so he could share it with me obviously)

[@CameronWaldon]

Opened the AD. Olive brine, salty…. Nowhere near as good as the cask strength!

[@WhiskyLock]

Wow, what a score! We're lucky to have Ardnamurchan producing amazing whisky with amazing presentations, filling in the gaps left by certain other un-named distilleries whose whisky is now either too expensive, poorly presented or simply unavailable. Long may Ardnamurchan continue to be reasonably available and steal their sales! I'm also pleased to say that I have an unopened bottle of this. My bottle of AD10.21:06 is very nearly gone though so that will change soon. Cheers Geoff🥃

[@Gwhisky]

These guys really are making some of my favourite whisky these days. Age doesn't even factor into it. Gold standard for quality! Loved the 10.21 release. Loved all of the ones I've tried, really. Cheers buddy! 🥃

[@TheReal_DeanD]

One of these days I'll be able to find this at my local stores and I'll be sure to get a bottle. I hope it will be easy on the wallet.

[@Gwhisky]

Fingers crossed! 🥃

[@thewhiskyenthusiast]

Review very good!

[@pugamusmaximus]

I HAVE THIS ONE TOO IT JUST CAME OUT HERE IN MY STORE. I PURCHSED 2 ITS AWESOME. I THOUGHT IT WAS CHEST HAIR JUICE

[@Gwhisky]

"Chest hair juice." Lol. 🥃

[@maritimeus]

Always makes me think of a merkin 😂

[@dennissmelly9599]

Tastes better.

[@maritimeus]

@@dennissmelly9599 depends on the terroir. Some have a maritime taste, a bit fishy. Others have a fruity taste for Speyside merkins. The Japanese merkins are good too.

[@Gwhisky]

I just looked up merkin. You people are disgusting and I love it. 🥃

[@teddyballgame25]

Any websites out there that carry it?

[@DileepB]

I have bottle 107/1200 bottled by Lewis Hamilton on 24 Feb 2022. Not cheap at $100!

[@Gwhisky]

Worth it, though? 🥃

[@DileepB]

@@Gwhisky marginally at that price point. Your 90 point score makes me feel better. Slightly over priced for a young whisky. I like it. Same price as Kilkerran 12.

[@Gwhisky]

@@DileepB For me this is on the same level as Kilkerran 12. Both incredible whiskies! 🥃

[@peatbull3426]

Lewis Hamilton from F1? WoW. Its pretty collective bottle. In UK Kilkerran 12 still can get for under £50. 😁🥂🙋🏻‍♂️

[@DileepB]

@@Gwhisky the 46.8% ABV Small Batch sells for $61. Will have to try it and compare to the CS. "This Small Batch offering from the Ardnamurchan Distillery just to the north of the Isle of Mull, and south of the Isle of Skye features 35% Sherry cask, 65% Ex Bourbon cask, and 50/50 Split Peated & Unpeated. Top 20 Whiskies of the Year from Whiskey Advocate"

[@Kor.4]

Try Carpathian Single Malt. First Romanian Single Malt.

[@Gwhisky]

I'd love to. Sadly it's not sold in Taiwan. 🥃

[@MrMBBM]

I kinda hate you when you talk about great whiskeys that I’ve never even seen in person , let alone being able to find at my local liquor stores. Then , I think about the fact that you’re my favorite scotch whisky reviewer and I look forward to your videos, I put everything in balance and … ok, you passed. We’re still good. 😊

[@precariousdave]

Knew you'd liked it when I saw the bottle level. They're doing a great job. But think you might need to recalibrate your marking scale. Doubt you'll ever go above 94, so you haven't much headroom.

[@Gwhisky]

Lol yeah I haven't ever come across any of these, and surely never will. I'd definitely be up for the space Ardbeg! 🥃

[@Allouran]

Delicious booze 🥃 it’s a shame you dropped on your T during the review 😂

[@Gwhisky]

Nothing short of a tragedy, really. 😞

[@GregoryKodolanyiRitter]

First!🤭

[@Gwhisky]

Confirmed! 🥃

[@GregoryKodolanyiRitter]

@@Gwhisky Yeeeaaahh!