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Ardbeg
8 year old
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Distillery:
Ardbeg
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Company:
LVMH
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Cask Maturation
Ex-Sherry casks
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Strength
50.8% ABV
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Note
Unknown how many bottles released
Committee release 2021
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Distilled:
2013
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Bottled:
2021
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Price
60-100
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Islay
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PPM:
Unknown
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Website:
Ardbeg.com
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Type:
Single Malt
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Volume:
70, 75 cl
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Age:
8 year old
Taste note
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Colour:
Pale Straw
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Nose:
Intense with a burst of charcoal, creosote, tar and treacle toffee, with curious hints of something vegetal, like fennel, celery and green peppers. Once these subside, there are hints of milk chocolate, aniseed and woodsmoke. With a little drop of water, some more herbal notes appear, like fennel, coriander and lavender, along with some characteristic Ardbeg aromatic woodsmoke and a hint of fresh, salty sea spray.
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Palate:
A distinctively peppery mouthfeel eases into a complex symphony of flavours; treacle toffee, aniseed, salted caramel chocolate, eucalyptus, menthol and briar wood, to name but a few. The ‘tingling’, peppery sensation on the palate continues, with the sweeter flavours giving way to more savoury notes like charcoal, smoked bacon, burnt toast and tar.
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Finish:
The aftertaste is long and lingering, with a suggestion of peppermint and clove.
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Conclusion:
Committee Release 2021 from Ardbeg, bottle description "for discussion".
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
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- caramel
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- vanilla
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- sherry
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- burned wood
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- spices
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- smoke
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- citrus fruits
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- honey