Scotch / single malt scotch

Ardmore Legacy

Ardmore Legacy is included in the PROOF launch collection.

40%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Ardmore Legacy · reference

Jura 10 has less body and less smoke.

SweetnessLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeKey differenceLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

Dried fruitNot enough data

Excluded from this fingerprint and comparison claims.

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealKey differenceLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

Choose one bottle to compare · 1 selected.

Smoke × Body

Full-bodiedLight-bodied

Little smokeSmoke-led

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Explore by flavor

Nearby profiles from the full collection.

Jura 10Jura 10 has less body and less smoke.Compass Box Peat MonsterCompass Box Peat Monster has less smoke and less malt / cereal.Benriach Smoky 10Benriach Smoky 10 has more spice and more malt / cereal.Caol Ila 12Caol Ila 12 has more body and more smoke.Talisker 18Talisker 18 has much more body and more spice.

03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

Maturationnot stated (producer-verified)

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsnot disclosed

Sources, confidence & score rationale

Global/non-US specification; U.S. ABV and bottle size remain publication-gated.

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Official product source — ardmore legacy ↗ · producer
Global/non-US specification; U.S. ABV and bottle size remain publication-gated.

Sweetness · 25
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 40
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Dried fruit · Not enough data
Category default used because bottle-specific production input is unavailable; excluded from comparison prose and key-difference highlights.

Floral · 10
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 15
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 35
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 20
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]