Ardmore 10 Year Old 2010 Cask #803507 (Wilson & Morgan)

A 10 year old single cask Ardmore released by Wilson & Morgan in 2021 under the Barrel Selection Cask Strength range, distilled in 2010 and bottled at 60.3% natural strength. Wilson & Morgan operates from Venice as one of Italy's largest independent bottler operations, founded in 1992 by the Rossi family. The Barrel Selection Cask Strength range carries their core natural strength single cask line. Cask #803507 sits very close to the Blackadder #803499 release from the same year, suggesting a shared broker source for the parcel acquired across multiple European bottlers. 193 bottles for the European market. The 2010 vintage falls in the early Beam Global ownership period at Kennethmont.

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 60.3%, indicating dry warehouse conditions.

Refill Bourbon at this strength delivers distillery character with concentrated 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. The 12 to 14 ppm peat phenols read as heather smoke, dry leaf and earthy phenolic at moderate integrated intensity, with cooked fruit notes through the palate. A long warm smoky finish closes at full strength.