Ardnamurchan AD/ The Midgie 2025 Release

Ardnamurchan Distillery introduces you to a new whisky. The first 2024 Midgie was actually intended as a one-off charity to help the foundation fight this nasty stinging little mosquito. It was available exclusively in the UK and sold out in a sigh. The Midge is a small mosquito found mainly in the North East coast of Scotland that stings nastily and is depicted as a cartoon character on the label of this whisky.

This Batch 2 comes from different cask types: 50% American bourbon barrels, 48% port barriques and 2% is from a sherrybutt. Of these, 75% are from non-peated barley and 25% are therefore from peated barley. A delicious mix.

Tasting note

Nose

Very fresh with roasted pineapple, plums sprinkled with salt, strawberry jam on a salty cracker, pickled ham, pine needles, almonds, spearmint and some more. This is delicious.

Taste

Pear with a salt crust, wild flowers, lime, thyme, cocoa powder, sultanas, pink peppercorns....and then again those salty influences.

Finish

An enticing puff of smoke with salted caramel. Sweet and salty at the same time, without being too heavy. This will get us through the summer wonderfully.

Ardnamurchan Distillery

Ardnamurchan Distillery is located on the remote and scenic Ardnamurchan peninsula on the west coast of Scotland. Established in 2014 by Adelphi, a respected independent bottler, the distillery is known for its commitment to sustainability and traditional production methods. Ardnamurchan uses renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric power and wood pellet boilers.

The distillery produces both unpeated and peated whiskies, each with their own distinctive flavour profile. The unpeated Ardnamurchan whiskies are known for their elegant and fruity character, with notes of apple, pear, vanilla and a subtle spiciness. These whiskies offer a smooth and accessible taste experience.

In contrast, the peated Ardnamurchan whiskies have a more robust profile, characterised by rich smoke notes and earthy influences, combined with hints of citrus and spice. These whiskies are more complex and have a deeper, more intense flavour.

Ardnamurchan whiskies are often constructed from both a combination of peated and unpeated whiskies and as a blend of bourbon cask and sherry cask matured single malts, which provides a nice balance and depth of flavours. The combination of innovative sustainability, traditional craftsmanship and Ardnamurchan's unique terroir makes this distillery a remarkable newcomer to the Scotch whisky world.