Blog
Ardbrg
Hypernova
-
Distillery:
Ardbeg
-
Company:
LVMH
-
Cask Maturation
Unknown
-
Strength
51% ABV
-
Note
Committee release bottle 2022
NFC
The smokiest dram ever to mature into existence at Ardbeg.
-
Distilled:
Unkown
-
Bottled:
2022
-
Price
200
-
Country:
Scotland
-
Region
Islay
-
PPM:
170
-
Website:
Ardbeg.com
-
Type:
Single Malt
-
Volume:
70, 75 cl
-
Age:
NAS
Taste note
-
Colour:
Deep amber
-
Nose:
Powerful, pungent and almost brutal in its intensity, waves of tar, smoke, sea salt and an almost ‘barnyard’ aroma fill the void. Ethereal whispers of fruit, reminiscent of flowering blackcurrants, float into bold bursts of peppermint. Water releases a flurry of more rounded top notes, with a touch of lavender and a slightly chocolaty sensation, before finally arriving at curious hints of plasticine and burnt rubber.
-
Palate:
An explosive, peppery mouthfeel launches the palate into a most bizarre juxtaposition of flavors – sweet chocolate, cooling mint, pungent peat smoke, bitter almonds, and then an infinitely long, lingering burst of spices like aniseed and clove.
-
Finish:
Descend into a finish that collapses in on itself with enormous, heavy smoke. Before returning to earthy notes of roasted coffee and smoked heather.
Flavor profile
Spice
Smoke
Citrus
Sweet
Wood
Rich fruits
Other aromas
-
- Salt
-
- Coffee
-
- chocolate
-
- floral
-
- spices
-
- nuts
-
- smoke
-
- wood
-
- citrus fruits