If you ask me which whisky blew my mind most in the last couple of years, I will answer with: Ardmore 2003 bottled by Malts of Scotland. This most definitely is my definition of a sherry bomb. What blew my mind is that it’s only 3 years old.

The flavours are so intense, that it’s hard to believe that it’s so young and that it’s Scottish. If you taste it blind, you’ll probably think of something like Kavalan Solist Sherry Cask, but you’ll never guess it’s actually a very young Ardmore that has been lying around on a sherry hogshead. Most definitely a very good cask! But that’s what we personally know this German bottler for: to bring out mouthwatering bottles.

It amazes me every single time, that’s why I bought three bottles without hesitation. It’s a good reminder of the fact that age and price doesn’t always matter. For a 3yo cask strength of roughly 60 euros with such incredibly flavours, this is what I call a true treasure.

What’s your personal treasure-bottle?