Ardbeg Smokiverse
The Tasting Notes
An explosion of fruity, estery notes, reminiscent of smoked bubblegum, fuse with whiffs of ripening barley and toasted sourdough bread. A splash of water reveals dense, sweet, and aromatic peat smoke, accompanied by gently smoked tropical fruits.
A rich, creamy mouthfeel drifts into sharp, sooty and spicy notes of creosote, aniseed, and clove. Tempered by the distinct sweetness of muscovado sugar, robust woody notes orbit rich charcoal.
Finally, in an almost infinite finish, earthy peat moss fuses with sizzling bonfire embers.
Details
As Ardbeg Distillery celebrate 25 years of the Ardbeg Committee in 2025, they venture further into space once more… Behold the immense magnetism of Ardbeg’s mash tun. Responsible for converting their malted barley into fermentable sugars (mashing), all life at Ardbeg revolves around the tun. This time, however, it has become a force to be reckoned with, as they concentrate its power to materialise a new frontier of flavour for Ardbeg.
INTENSITY OF DENSITY
Experimenting with a process called ‘high gravity mashing’, their intrepid whisky creators vastly decreased the amount of water in the mash tun, then packed more grain into the mix than ever before. Crushing and compressing every drop of liquid, this unconventional mash has magnified the intensity of flavour-active acetate esters. Ramping up the density of wort to astronomical levels, they’ve drawn in fruitier, sweeter flavours from the deepest corners of the mash tun.
TUNS OF FLAVOUR
Taste the emergence of an awe-inspiringly fruity Ardbeg. Notes of muscovado sugar swirl alongside searing aromas of ripening barley and toasted sourdough bread, while sweet peat smoke orbits ripe tropical fruits. Plunge your palate into a crushing mouthfeel that implodes in on itself with intensely rich, creamy flavours.
Celebrate Ardbeg Day and 25 years of the Committee in exhilarating style. Send your taste buds into hyperdrive and let yourself be inextricably drawn towards Ardbeg SMOKIVERSE.
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