This rare bottling was distilled at the Ardbeg distillery in 1978, with this particular release being bottled in 1998 Please note that box & label are slightly damaged. Nose Dry & dusty with leather, lemon, waxy honey & oranges Taste Rich, much more pungent than the nose with herbs & peat Finish Medium length with green aromas & nuts. Has a dry freshness feel ...
The Ardbeg 21 Year Old committee release whisky is the first age statement Ardbeg to be released in years. This long awaited for whisky is perfect & in the words of Mark, ' With Ardbeg Twenty One you are paying the money for the rarity that is obvious, but the liquid you are getting is gorgeous. Less like new Ardbeg's, a lot like older ones. Honest. Raw. No fancy tricks.' Nose: Very coastal at first, with salt-spray & lemon juice. A beautiful sweet peat note mixing with the vanilla from the American oak. Smoked salmon. Sage. Assam tea. Burnt bacon. Palate: unexpectedly clean for an Ardbeg, with a lightly cloying texture. Smoked salmon. The peat is gentle but there's plenty of peppery warmth. Very mossy & herbal: sage & thyme. Hemp. Vanilla returns, perhaps with a touch of floral honey combined. Tinned tomatoes. Finish: The pepper returns on a lingering finish. ...
A 1990 vintage Airigh Nam Beist is a delicious bottling from the ongoing success story that is Ardbeg. Sadly, now discontinued due to exhausted stocks, 'the Beist' was an extremely popular Ardbeg, with an assertive & powerful peatiness & a lovely honeyed edge. Oh, & to avoid further confusion, it's pronounced ' Arry nam Baysht'. Nose: A sweet burst of vanilla, strong notes of sea-salt as to be expected with an Islay single malt. Palate: Once more a sweetness associated with vanilla, followed by a smoky, peaty intensity. Warming on the palate with a slight creamy impact. A salty citrus, think lemons & seaweed nicely integrated with the peat. A sweet aftertaste vanilla with notes of chocolate. Finish: Long & pleasant, a prevailing note of liquorice & smoke. ...
The Ardbeg Alligator Committee Release was given 94 points in Jim Murray’s Bible 2017. It a lovely example of what peat can achieve. It is a very complex & smoky dram. The Alligator in its name comes from the barrels being heavily charred that leaves an inner layer of charcoal that comes to resemble the skin of an alligator. The bottle was released before the mass release “for discussion”. ...
This hotly anticipated official release of Ardbeg Alligator is aged in a similar style to the standard 10 year old, except for the fact that a portion of the whisky was aged in heavily charred barrels. The barrels are charred to such an extent that they start to crack a little on the inside, & this resembles alligator skin, thus the name. Nose: stunning aromas of charcoal, mulled wine & lemon icing sugar. Very creamy, with notes of vanilla & yoghurt, with a huge BBQ note. Some gingerbread & tangy apricots as well as burning brown sugar. Palate: Creamy & zesty, with a huge whack of grapefruit & lemon, as well as BBQ sauce, ginger & orange zest. Like a really toasty rye whiskey in parts, with hints of icing sugar, cocoa, gingernut biscuits & intense smoke. Finish: Sweet & creamy with peppery, crackling peat smouldering away for hours. ...
Auriverdes is the name of this years Ardbeg day release. Named in the year of the Football World Cup in Brazil, Auri (gold) is the colour of the whisky & Verdes (green) for the distinctive green packaging of this Islay Malt. This special edition has had some special barrel aging, matured in American oak with the cask lids being toasted to add a spicy dimension to this peaty dram. The nose is typical Ardbeg, with herbal notes & hints of mocha. The palate has a mix of smoke, coffee, & smoked bacon. A lingering smoky finish with a pronounced vanilla note from the toasted barrels lids. Nose: Vanilla & lemon-zest. Tarry & herbal notes with hints of mocha. Much lighter than past Ardbegs with lighter peat & mocha notes. Palate: Creamy coffee to the fore, joined by dark chocolate & mocha, followed by a refreshing peachy character alongside peat & black pepper. A creamy texture, with the mocha notes continuing, joined by liquorice, & a whack of vanilla from the bourbon barrels. The peat is on the lighter side & isn't overpowering. Finish: Long. Cocoa, A lingering, smoky vanilla note with fruity notes slowly dissipating to leave spicy liquorice & peat smoke. ...
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Ardbeg 8 Year Old For Discussion Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl
50.8%
Ardbeg 8 Year Old For Discussion Single Malt Scotch Whisky Whisky Region: Islay
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