Ardnamurchan The Midgie Batch 2 – 48%

The Ardnamurchan Midgie has been crafted to honour Scotland’s most infamous creature the Highland Midge.

This years release  brings together 50% ex-American bourbon barrels, 48% Port Barriques and 2% Sherry casks. It’s a split of 75% unpeated spirit and 25% peated.

Nose – Gammon ham with torched pineapple, prunes dipped in salt. Strawberry jam on a salty cracker, almond oil, coconut macaroon, spearmint.

Palate – Salt-baked pear, meadowsweet, wildflowers, lemon thyme. Sultanas, cherrywood embers, cocoa powder, pink peppercorns.

Finish – A gentle puff of enticing, buoyant smoke. Himalayan pink salt, red currant cordial. A constant mingling of sweet and salty. Dry, lengthy finish.

This whisky is bottled at 48% ABV