Ardmore 10 Year Old 2010 Cask #800986 (Signatory Vintage)

A 10 year old single cask Ardmore released by Signatory Vintage in 2020 under the Un Chillfiltered Collection Cask Strength range, distilled in 2010 and bottled at 59.2% natural strength. Signatory Vintage is run by the Symington family from Edradour Distillery in Pitlochry, with one of the longest standing programmes in independent bottling. The Un Chillfiltered Collection Cask Strength range carries natural strength single cask releases without chill filtration or colouring. 217 bottles for the event market from cask #800986. The 2010 vintage falls in the early Beam Global ownership period at Kennethmont with steam heating on the wash stills since 2001.

Filled at 63.5% into a single ex Bourbon refill American oak cask in 2010, the spirit matured at Kennethmont under the post 2001 steam heating regime. Ten years brought the strength to 59.2%, with no chill filtration and no colouring applied at bottling.

Refill Bourbon at this strength delivers distillery character with intensity. Cis whisky lactone reads as coconut and pine, vanillin from oak lignin shows as light custard. Steam era distillate sits prominently at the centre with apple and pear esters from the Kerry yeast component and a citric edge from extended ester development. The 12 to 14 ppm peat phenols read as heather smoke, dry leaf and earthy phenolic at moderate integrated intensity. Honeyed barley closes a warm long finish at full strength.