Independent Signatory Ardmore

@lucadanna1985, I've never tried the Signatory Ardmores. But have tried the bottlings from Murray McDavid. It was very good. Sweet, smooth with peppery finish.

@whiskyshiba the question is that they are offering the laphroaig 15 for the same price, so I wanted to be sure about the ardmore first...the Islay section of my cabinet is well supplied, but sometimes it happens to me to buy something just for curiosity without thoroughly enjoying it...

I can't say that I know Ardmore, but I do know Signatory pretty well, and I have to ask which series of Signatory it is you are looking at.

I like Signatory and have had good luck with them in the past, one or two dogs but usually pretty consistently decent. They have a number of different lines that have or have recently had Ardmore available .. ranging from a 1977 Vintage to a 1999 cask strength, a whisky that was 14 years old bottled at 46% is probably from their Un-chillfiltered line, which is typically pretty darn good.

If you are a fan of Ardmore and are looking for a new experience I would say go for it. FWIW If I saw the 15/yo Laphroig I would have snatched it up in a minute at that price, and expect to be picking up another for the archive.

@Andrew Hi Andrew, I was wrong, the stuff was bottled by The Ultimate Single Malt Whisky Selection...I discovered later that they buy their casks from Signatory anyway...this was both my first ardmore and my first indie, so I was a little puzzled, but went for it and I have not been disappointed, the whisky is good and I love the profile, you get apples and fruits as with every Speysider but also peat, and much more than a hint! worth addiction to my most humble cabinet!

Glad it worked out, I'm a huge Indie fan and find that more and more of what I am buying is from Independant sources. For me it allows a greater insight into the various distilleries products than I can get from the standard OB offers that I am already more than familiar with. For a long time it was just about the only way to get things like Brora or Port Ellen, and I think many are still superior to the editions Diagio is now offering. The Ultimate Single Malt Whisky Selection doesn't get over here as far as I know so I'll miss out on your Ardmore.