Key Facts About This Whisky

Range: Mythical Beasts

Distillery: Ardmore Distillery

Age: 11 Years Old

Region: Highlands

Cask Type: PX cask finish

Cask Ref: 800818

Alcohol by Volume: 53.5%

Bottled: Natural colour and without chill filtration

Bottle Size: 700ml

Awards: Gold Medal and Category Winner at the World Whiskies awards 2023

Ardlair 11 Year Old Tasting Notes

Without water

Appearance: A delicate pale straw gold with a soft hue of amber.

Nose: Rich and creamy butterscotch with candied dried fruit and a light hint of fresh green apples.

Palate: A confident hit of orchard fruit, stewed apples and manuka honey with a hint of spices.

Finish: A long and elegant finish offering subtle citrus notes .

With Water

Appearance: A delicate pale straw gold.

Nose: Creamy rice pudding with caramelised toffee with a very subtle tropical pineapple notes.

Palate: A beautiful layer of spice leads the way: cinnamon, ginger and pink peppercorns and set’s up the summer fruit profile of apricots and greengage with a layer of soft caramel.

Finish: A long, complex finish delivering reminders of spicey toffee apples and fresh custard. 

Tasting notes by Lisa McWilliam, Spirits Writer, Great Taste Spirit Judge and Drinks Consultant.

About this Mythical Beasts release

This Single Malt was moved into a Pedro Ximénez Sherry Cask for finishing. PX is an intensely sweet and dark sherry complimenting the Ardlair perfectly. The PX cask underwent a special process called New Era Of Cask (NEOC). This process brought out the full flavour profiles of the sherry cask into the whisky. We are the first company to ever use this process in Scotch whisky.

About The Dryad

In the secluded glens of the Highlands, where ancient forests still stand untouched, a great oak grows tall and silent. Hidden within its living heart dwells a Dryad, the spirit of the tree, bound to the wood and to the land from which it rose. In Celtic legend the Dryad is both gentle and powerful, a guardian of nature whose strength lies beneath the surface, carrying an air of mystery that belongs to another age.

This whisky reflects that same quiet strength. Shaped by oak and matured with patience, it reveals a character that is smooth, balanced, and deeply rooted in tradition. There is a natural richness here, touched by time and guided by the cask, capturing something of the timeless bond between the forests of Scotland, the oak, and the spirit within.