Thanks to /u/boyd86 for this sample. I think. Correct me if I’m wrong.

This is yet another continuation of my ongoing series that I’m calling “Scotch Malts, Wife’s Selection”, in which my wife goes through my backlog of SMWS (Scotch Malt Whisky Society) samples that I haven’t reviewed yet, pours them blind, and then I review it blind.

Let’s talk about descriptions. Some of these I can imagine.

And then there’s Ardmore SMWS 66.90 “Steam train through a pharmacy”. I know what a steam train smells like. I don’t really know what a pharmacy smells like. Is it medicine? Do I only go to clean pharmacies that also have options to buy food or ship things through Canada Post? Well yes, as the old time pharmacy isn’t really a thing here anymore.

So what is this? Well, yes again, it’s a peated Ardmore, aged in an ex-bourbon cask…