#24 ARDNAMURCHAN
The West Coast of Scotland: Bottled
From Ardnamurchan on Scotland's remote west coast comes this single cask, single malt Scotch - fully matured in a Pedro Ximénez (PX) sherry cask, bringing bright citrus, stone fruit and gentle peat smoke together with a distinctive coastal salinity.
KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
Single cask
Only 543 bottles created
Cask: PX (Pedro Ximénez) Sherry Cask
Distilled: 20/11/2019
Bottled: 30/03/2026
52% ABV / 50CL
Non-chill filtered and no caramel colouring (ever!)
TASTES LIKE
FLAVOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Flamed Cedarwood
- Olive Brine
- 50/50 Popcorn
- Lemon Zest
- Dried Apricots
FLAVOUR DEEPDIVE
Nose. Bright and inviting, with fresh florals and cut grass. Caramel and brioche sit underneath - more Fino sherry than classic PX - with a backdrop of soft, malty nuttiness.
Palate. Full and rounded, with a nutty richness, stone fruit (peach and apricot), and a lovely salinity that makes it properly moreish. Biscoff biscuits and a touch of milk chocolate bring sweetness and softness, all carried on a rich, oily mouthfeel.
Finish. Smooth, creamy and lingering, long on salty-sweet biscuit notes - think 50/50 popcorn at the cinema - with dried fruit echoing on.
WHO IS THIS WHISKY FOR?
For drinkers who want smoke without the smoke taking over. This isn't a peat-bomb - it's gentle, coastal smoke layered under a rich PX sherry sweetness and a distinctly oily, mouth-coating texture that's hard to find outside a handful of west coast distilleries.
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WHY WE CHOSE THIS CASK
The most asked-for distillery we've ever bottled from. When we approached them about a collaboration, the brief was simple: come and pick the cask yourself. So Georgie did, working through warehouse after warehouse, climbing over casks to get to others, until she found this one.
In its short life, Ardnamurchan has built the kind of cult following most distilleries take decades to earn. The character they're producing is something else — smoke, fruit, and above all, an oiliness of texture that's genuinely rare to find.
Pair that with a PX sherry cask — the sweetest of the sherries — and something close to magic happens. Smoke and sweet. Olive brine and 50/50 popcorn. An oily, luscious mouthfeel that's hard to put down.
PAIRING SUGGESTIONS
Tennent's. A classic Tennent's, drunk outside on a pub bench, whatever the weather — rain, wind, doesn't matter. We'll take it all. Even better when it’s enjoyed outside a windswept pub on the West Coast.
And music! Here's a playlist of tunes to sip to.
THE DISTILLERY IN 60 SECONDS
There's a new wave of Scottish distilleries chasing flavour over yield rather than simply waiting out the years - and Ardnamurchan is leading it.
In its short life, the distillery has built the kind of cult following most distilleries take decades to earn - known for an oiliness of texture that's genuinely rare to find.
Ardnamurchan sits on the most remote peninsula on the British mainland, reachable only by a single-track road along Loch Sunart, running almost entirely on local renewables - hydro, solar, biomass. The whisky matures right there, a stone's throw from the North Atlantic — air, and a spirit, that gives it something hard to replicate elsewhere.
