Ardmore 9 Year Old 2012 Claxton's Exclusive Single Tawny Port Quarter Cask #800201B Stirk Brothers Exclusive Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2023) 70cl

1 of not many bottles produced at all from a quarter cask.

This edition was privately bottled for David Stirk, Author of the History of Independent Scotch Whisky (Independent Scotch). Great guy!

This is a very unique whisky that tastes way older than its years. Barely available and very rare but not very expensive either. A rare combination.

About Ardmore

Adam Teacher, son of Glasgow Blender William Teacher, decided it was time his family had their own malt whisky distillery and so built Ardmore Distillery in 1898. Not long after, Ardmore became a limited company and expanded its stills from two to eight stills in total. Around 600 ft above sea level sits the Ardmore Distillery, at the highest point of the Northern railway line in the Highlands of Scotland. This allowed for the founder, Adam Teacher, to easily transport materials from Glasgow to the rather remote location, allowing the distillery to thrive. Ardmore was sold to Beam Suntory in 2006 before becoming part of Beam Suntory’s world whisky portfolio including names such as Japanese Distilleries Yamazaki and Hibiki. Still to this day, the water source is from the naturally rising springs that are situated on the 1,500 ft Knockandy Hill. Ranging from lightly peated to sweet and fruity drams, the Ardmore became one of the last in Scotland to switch from fire to steam-heated stills.

This single cask was release from the Ardmore distillery in the Highlands, by Claxton's independent bottlers. Distilled on the 11th of December 2013 and matured for 9 years in a first-fill ex-tawny port quarter cask #800201B and bottled on the 22nd of September 2023, exclusively for Stirk Brothers.

57.5% ABV

70cl