Wemyss Single Cask Release Ardmore 2008, 13 Year Old, Tuxedo Black 59%

59% | 70cl | Wemyss |Ardmore | Highlands | Independent Bottling | Peated | Cask Strength | 12-14 ppm

This single cask release comes from Ardmore, a Highland distillery known for its lovely peated releases. This 13-year-old single malt was drawn from one barrel that was filled in 2008, and is presented at a whopping 59% abv, so expect plenty of punch in this elegantly suave dram — hence the James Bond-inspired name. The cask yielded only 201 bottles. Smokey with medicinal notes, with plenty of black pepper spice.

Nose: The smoky notes are fragrant and delicate, like smouldering heather. Sweet almonds.

Palate: The taste at natural strength is surprisingly sweet to start, then unusually salty, with fragrant smoke in the finish.

Finish: Robust.