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Ardgowan Clydebuilt Anchorsmith 70cl
View productArdgowan Clydebuilt Anchorsmith 70cl
From Ardgowan Distillery, Anchorsmith represents the penultimate release within the acclaimed Clydebuilt Collection, a special limited-edition blend that harmonizes six distinct whiskies sourced from Lowland, Speyside, and Highland distilleries. Each of these whiskies underwent full maturation in first-fill oloroso sherry casks, carefully selected by Ardgowan’s master whisky maker, Max McFarlane.
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Ardgowan Clydebuilt Draughtsman 70cl
View productArdgowan Clydebuilt Draughtsman 70cl
From Ardgowan Distillery, Draughtsman marks the culmination of the esteemed Clydebuilt Collection. Max Mcfarlane, the whisky maker at Ardgowan, has skillfully combined twenty-five-year-old malt whisky matured in sherry casks with oloroso-matured malts sourced from eight distilleries across Scotland. The outcome is an opulent blended malt highlighting the excellence of sherry-matured whisky and the craft of blending.
NOSE: Complex: Ceylon tea, manuka honey, sweet currant scones and marzipan meet candied lemon peel, dark chocolate, and leatherbound books.
PALATE: Packed with mouth-watering notes: toast with juicy blackcurrant jam, subtle all spice, dark red fruits, and herbal hints.
FINISH: A slow start building to super charged, explosive finish. -
Ardgowan Clydebuilt Riveter 70cl
View productArdgowan Clydebuilt Riveter 70cl
From Ardgowan Distillery, marking the fourth release within the Clydebuilt series, Riveter signifies a shift from past blended iterations by embracing the distinction of being the inaugural single grain whisky in the collection. The ensemble of fifteen extraordinary casks that constitute Clydebuilt Riveter is meticulously curated from a distinguished Lowland distillery, with each cask thoughtfully maturing within premium bourbon barrels. Guiding the flavor profile is the expert discernment of Ardgowan’s Master Whisky Maker, the visionary Max McFarlane (formerly the head whisky maker at Highland Park).
NOSE: Opens on dark fruit compote before moving into furniture polish, lemon curd, figs, leather and old books.
PALATE: Dry and moreish, with butterscotch, five spice, mint choc chip and brown sugar.
FINISH: Lingering, lovely, and very smooth, dries down slowly.
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Ardgowan Clydebuilt Sailmaker 70cl
View productArdgowan Clydebuilt Sailmaker 70cl
From Ardgowan Distillery, crafted under the expertise of Master Whisky Maker Max McFarlane (formerly the head whisky maker at Edrington, including Highland Park), Sailmaker emerges as a unique blended malt, harmonizing six distinct whiskies sourced from Highland, Lowland, and Speyside Distilleries. The maturation process takes place exclusively within first-fill Oloroso sherry casks, personally handpicked by Max McFarlane himself.
NOSE: Peppery, with an intriguing balance of dried spices, stone fruits, fresh nectarines, chocolate truffles, and Seville orange marmalade
PALATE: Relaxes slowly to reveal long lasting butterscotch, marzipan, mangoes, and a hint of vanilla essence
FINISH: Rich sherry pervades – raisins and spice
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Ardgowan Clydebuilt Scottish Dry Gin 70cl
View productArdgowan Clydebuilt Scottish Dry Gin 70cl
From Ardgowan Distillery, Clydebuilt Scottish Dry Gin is handcrafted at Bankfoot Farm, blending locally foraged botanicals with classic gin ingredients from around the world. Inspired by the luxurious Art Deco interiors of Clydebuilt vessels, this gin captures the spirit of Scotland’s shipbuilding heritage. With piney juniper, sharp citrus, and coriander, it also incorporates gorse, wood sorrel, mint, and sweet woodruff from the slopes near Ardgowan Distillery. The result is a complex, small-batch gin, distilled in a traditional copper pot still and bottled at 43% ABV for enhanced flavour.
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Ardgowan Clydebuilt Shipwright 70cl
View productArdgowan Clydebuilt Shipwright 70cl
From Ardgowan Distillery, unveiled as the second installment in the Clydebuilt series, Shipwright garnered praise from both customers and industry professionals. Securing the Master Medal at the 2022 Scotch Whisky Masters, as well as silver medals at the 2021 Scottish Whisky Awards and the 2022 IWSC, this exceptional whisky stands as a distinguished accolade-winner, impeccably showcasing the caliber synonymous with the Clydebuilt collection.
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Inverdarach Glenallachie 16yr 54.2% 70cl
View productInverdarach Glenallachie 16yr 54.2% 70cl
Introducing the Inverdarach edition from Ardgowan Distillery, distilled at Glenallachie Distillery in May 2008 and bottled in June 2024. With an outturn of just 342 bottles, this whisky has been matured in an Ex-Islay hogshead. It boasts a rich nose of spiced apple, plums baked in brown sugar, bitter chocolate fondant, and a hint of smoke. The palate features smouldering heat, pipe tobacco, ripe cherries, and a touch of salty breeze, leading to a complex finish with dark chocolate and dried fruit notes.
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Inverdarach Open Day 2024 10yr Highland Malt 70cl
View productInverdarach Open Day 2024 10yr Highland Malt 70cl
From Ardgowan Distillery, The Inverdarach “Ardgowan Open Day 2024” bottling marks Ardgowan Distillery’s commitment to making its exceptional whiskies more accessible, even for limited releases. This 10-year-old 2013 vintage from Macduff was selected by whisky maker Max McFarlane, who married four first-fill sherry hogsheads to create a richly sherried whisky that still highlights the distillery’s character. With an outturn of 1,366 bottles, it offers notes of black cherries, heather honey, and hazelnuts on the nose, followed by dark chocolate, oat biscuits, and old bookshelves on the palate, and finishes with lingering sweet tea and cigar smoke.
