Ardara Single Malt Cask Strength
- Country of Produce: Ireland
- Whiskey Type: Single Malt
- ABV: 58.5%
- Bottle Volume: 70cl
A powerful evolution of the house style, Ardara Single Malt Cask Strength captures the full intensity of Donegal’s distinctive peated whiskey tradition. Crafted at The Ardara Distillery, this expression showcases the same uncompromising character as the original Ardara Single Malt — elevated to a new level of depth and energy.
Produced using heavily peated malted barley (55ppm) and the distillery’s signature “all grain in” triple distillation, every drop begins its journey in the Ardara Solera vat, ensuring remarkable consistency and continuity across batches. The whiskey then matures in American bourbon and virgin oak casks, developing the rich, smoky complexity that defines the Ardara style.
Bottled at its natural strength of 58.5% ABV and non-chill filtered, Ardara Single Malt Cask Strength delivers a full-bodied, unrestrained expression of the distillery’s craft. Expect a soft, rich nuttiness intertwined with waves of smoke, toasted oak, and dark spice, balanced by layers of warm sweetness, cereal malt, and peat fire embers.
Bold yet refined, this release embodies intensity, authenticity, and the spirit of Donegal — a whiskey for true connoisseurs of craftsmanship and character.
Tasting notes:
Nose: Sweet cereal and biscuit mingle with poached figs, coconut, raisins, and a delicate whisper of pipe tobacco and ash.
Palate: Unfolds with the rich sweetness of hot beignets and poached pears, layered with notes of roasted coconut, almond, leather, and rolled tobacco. Waves of campfire smoke roll in, gradually giving way to a soft, smoky baked apple finish.
Finish: The experience lingers with a warm echo of the hearth – smoke, sweet spice, and the quiet, comforting hush of a peat fire the morning after.