Ardbeg
Anamorphic

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Distillery:
Ardbeg
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Company:
LVMH
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Cask Maturation
toasted oak cask end giving it more dimension and flavors
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Strength
48.2% ABV
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Note
limited edition: Committee release
non chill filtered
natural colour
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Bottled:
2023
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Price
150
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Country:
Scotland
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Region
Islay
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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:
NAS
Taste note
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Colour:
bronze
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Nose:
Earthy, dusty, and slightly biscuity on the nose, this is a most curious Ardbeg, almost from an alternative universe. The sooty/tarry notes are clear but restrained, and are balanced out by some silky vanilla. Water opens up a myriad of herbal and floral notes- smoked etiver root, aniseed, fennel, chrysanthemum and jasmine, to name but a few.
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Palate:
The mouthfeel is peppery and warming, and precedes an explosion of fiery, spicy flavours – chili – flavoured chocolate, bitter sweet mocha, briar wood, birch tar, ground black pepper and smoked artichokes.
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Finish:
The sooty/tarry notes build up to a crescendo of rich, smoky flavours, with an incredible, lingering aftertaste of charcoal bitter almonds and molasses.