Ardnamurchan

Ardnamurchan AD/Venturers Club Release 8 Year Old, Bourbon & Paul Launois Champagne Barrique Finish Cask, Cask #133 & 182, 2026, 56.7%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 19
Average Score
Avg 80
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Description

Distilled at the Ardnamurchan distillery in the Highlands, this 2017 vintage was matured for 8 years and bottled in 2026 exclusively for Ardnamurchan's AD/Venturers club. It was matured in bourbon barrels before a four-month finishing period in Paul Launois Champagne barriques. This unpeated single malt was bottled at 56.7% abv, with an outturn of 460 bottles.

Change-61.2%
LatestSGD 167
HighSGD 430
LowSGD 118
SGD 467SGD 338SGD 210SGD 81Price (SGD)Observed dateMar 16Apr 12Jun 8Sep 22Mar 16 - SGD 430 - Just Whisky Auctions - Mar 16, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 158 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 158 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 148 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 158 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 158 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Apr 12 - SGD 148 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Apr 12, 2026Apr 20 - SGD 257 - Just Whisky Auctions - Apr 20, 2026Apr 20 - SGD 257 - Just Whisky Auctions - Apr 20, 2026Apr 20 - SGD 247 - Just Whisky Auctions - Apr 20, 2026May 4 - SGD 219 - Whisky Auctioneer - May 4, 2026May 10 - SGD 189 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - May 10, 2026Jun 8 - SGD 188 - Whisky Auctioneer - Jun 8, 2026Jun 8 - SGD 188 - Whisky Auctioneer - Jun 8, 2026Jun 14 - SGD 178 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Jun 14, 2026Jul 12 - SGD 159 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Jul 12, 2026Jul 20 - SGD 220 - Just Whisky Auctions - Jul 20, 2026Sep 13 - SGD 128 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 13, 2026Sep 13 - SGD 118 - Scotch Whisky Auctions - Sep 13, 2026Sep 22 - SGD 167 - Just Whisky Auctions - Sep 22, 2026

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Just Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 22, 2026SGD 166.61
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 13, 2026SGD 128.02
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 13, 2026SGD 118.17
Cask type
Bourbon & Paul Launois Champagne Barrique Finish
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
Paul Launois
Cask no.
133 & 182
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
460
Has box
No
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Bottle with AD/Venturers Club pin badge
Series highlights
AD/Venturers Club Release
Historical context
N.A
Special release
AD/Venturers Club Exclusive
Allocation
AD/Venturers Club
Nose
Lemon sorbet, almond paste, raw ginger root, fresh apple, sawn wood, nuttiness (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts), warm caramels, cola-like notes, sweet fudges, oat cookies, white chocolate crème brûlée, old-fashioned dunnage floors, wild peaches, dried sultanas, powdered sugar, tangy orange icing, rum and raisin ice-cream, salted caramel, lemon curd, orange blossom, pencil shavings, wine gums, Sauternes, gentle waft of lemon thyme and powdered lemonade.
Palate
Thick, glossy, viscous texture, caramels, toffees, tree sap, chewy finish, warmth, freshly grated ginger, black pepper, digestive biscuits, dark chocolate, maraschino cherries, apples inside a Danish pastry, saline quality, wet rocks, salt water, macadamia nut, citric acidity, nutmeg, peach, crème de cacao, sharp vanilla, light Szechuan peppercorn, winegums, cotton candy, vanilla custard, pepper, salted liquorice.
Finish
Dry up front, shifting to moderately lush fruity mid-palate with zippy acidity, long, salted liquorice.
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