Description
The Ardbeg Ten Year Old is a whisky that is revered around the world for its complex and smoky flavor. It is named World Whisky of the Year in 2008. The whisky has a light gold color and a burst of intense smoky fruit that is followed by peat infused with zesty lemon and lime, waxy dark chocolate, bold menthol and black pepper, and then tarry ropes and graphite. The whisky has a Savour the aroma of smoked fish and crispy bacon alongside green bell peppers, baked pineapple and pear juice. The taste has an explosion of crackling peat, tangy lemon and lime juice, black pepper pops with sizzling cinnamon-spiced toffee, then a wave of brine infused with smooth buttermilk, ripe bananas and currants, smoke gradually wells up on the palate bringing a mouthful of warm creamy cappuccino and toasted marshmallows. The finish goes on and on, long and smoky with tarry espresso, aniseed, toasted almonds, and traces of soft barley and fresh pear. The whisky has a 750ml bottle size.
Ardbeg Ten Year Oldis revered around the world as the peatiest, smokiest, most complex single malt of them all. Yet it does not flaunt the peat; rather it gives way to the natural sweetness of the malt to produce a whisky of perfect balance. Named World Whisky of the Year in 2008.
Colour:Light Gold.
Aroma:A burst of intense smoky fruit escapes into the atmosphere, peat infused with zesty lemon and lime, wrapped in waxy dark chocolate. Bold menthol and black pepper slice through the sweet smoke followed by tarry ropes and graphite. Savour the aroma of smoked fish and crispy bacon alongside green bell peppers, baked pineapple and pear juice.
Add water and an oceanic minerality brings a breath of cool, briny seaspray. Waxed lemon and lime follows with coal tar soap, beeswax and herby pine woodlands. Toasted vanilla and sizzling cinnamon simmer with warm hazelnut and almond toffee.
Taste:An explosion of crackling peat sets off millions of flavour explosions: peat effervesces with tangy lemon and lime juice, black pepper pops with sizzling cinnamon-spiced toffee. Then comes a wave of brine infused with smooth buttermilk, ripe bananas and currants. Smoke gradually wells up on the palate bringing a mouthful of warm creamy cappuccino and toasted marshmallows. As the taste lengthens and deepens, dry espresso, liquorice root and tarry smoke develop coating the palate with chewy peat oils.
Finish:The finish goes on and on, long and smoky with tarry espresso, aniseed, toasted almonds and traces of soft barley and fresh pear.
Bottle Size: 750ml
Alc: 46%
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