The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish
The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish is a Highland single malt Scotch whisky aged for 12 years and bottled at 46% ABV. Its key distinction is double-cask maturation in American white oak bourbon barrels and European half port pipes, creating a style that combines Ardmore’s lightly peated Highland character with fruit, honey and gentle smoke.
This expression is double-cask matured in American white oak bourbon barrels and European half port pipes. Ardmore states that it is non-chill filtered, aged for 12 years, and made using traditional distilling methods associated with the distillery for 100 years. The port-pipe influence supports its ruby-gold colour and fruity, smoky balance.
In the glass it shows a ruby-gold colour. The aroma opens with strawberries and summer fruits, then adds pepper, burnt orange and cinnamon spice, with water bringing out red apple, cranberry, honey and spiced wood. The palate is sweet with red apple and honey, balanced by a discreet touch of charcoal smoke. The finish is smooth, long and lingering, ending in Ardmore’s characteristic dry edge.
Serve it neat to appreciate the port-cask fruit and light smoke, or add a few drops of water to open the red apple, cranberry and honey notes described by the distillery. It suits drinkers looking for a Highland single malt with a balanced smoky-fruity profile rather than a heavily peated whisky.
Product Highlights
- 12-year-old Highland single malt Scotch whisky.
- Double-cask matured in American white oak bourbon barrels and European half port pipes.
- Non-chill filtered and bottled at 46% ABV.
- Fruity, lightly smoky profile with red apple, honey and charcoal smoke.
Product Information
- Brand: Ardmore
- Type: Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky
- Country: Scotland
- Region: Highland
- Age: 12 Year Old
- Alcohol: 46%
- Volume: 700ml
Why choose The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish?
The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish offers a verified mix of Highland single malt character, 12-year maturation and double-cask ageing in bourbon barrels and European half port pipes.
Who is The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish best for?
It is suited to whisky drinkers who enjoy lightly smoky single malt with fruit-led notes rather than an intensely peated style.
What is The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish?
The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish is a 12-year-old Highland single malt Scotch whisky from Ardmore. It is double-cask matured in American white oak bourbon barrels and European half port pipes, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 46% ABV with red-fruit, honey and light charcoal-smoke notes.
What does The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish taste like?
The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish offers strawberries and summer fruits lead the aroma, with pepper, burnt orange, cinnamon spice, red apple, cranberry, honey and spiced wood, Sweet red apple and honey are balanced by a subtle hint of charcoal smoke, and Smooth and long-lingering, finishing with Ardmore’s signature dryness.
How should The Ardmore 12 Year Old Port Wood Finish be served?
Serve neat in a whisky glass, or add a few drops of water to bring out the red apple, cranberry, honey and spiced wood aromas. Enjoy responsibly.
