Ardmore 14 Year Old 2011 Cask #800153 (Blackadder)

A 14 year old single cask Ardmore released by Blackadder in 2026 under the Raw Cask range, distilled in 2011 and bottled at 59.3% natural strength. Blackadder operates from Sweden under the ownership of Robin and Stephanie Tucek, with Raw Cask as their signature range bottled without filtration and including cask sediment for unfiltered delivery. The Raw Cask format has been Blackadder's defining identity since the 1990s, with each release showcasing distillery character at maximum unfiltered intensity. 194 bottles for the German market from cask #800153. The 2011 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 2011, the spirit matured at Kennethmont under the post 2001 steam heating regime. Fourteen years brought the strength to 59.3%, indicating dry warehouse conditions across the period.

Raw Cask format delivers concentrated distillery character with cask sediment intact. Cis whisky lactone reads as coconut and pine, vanillin from oak lignin shows as light custard, with sediment adding texture and depth. 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. Honeyed barley closes a warm long finish at full strength.