Ardbeg 10 Year Old Warehouse Edition

Ardbeg 10 Year Old Warehouse Edition This is a limited edition gift tin which was bult to resemble the Kidalton warehouse. Ardbeg prides itself on being The Ultimate Islay Malt Whisky. Established in 1815, Ardbeg is revered by connoisseurs around the world as the peatiest, smokiest and most complex of all the Islay malts. Despite its smokiness, Ardbeg is renowned for its delicious sweetness, a phenomenon that has affectionately become. known as ‘the peaty paradox’. During the 1980s and 1990s, Ardbeg suffered an uncertain future. It was only when the brand was purchased by The Glenmorangie Company in 1997 that the Distillery was saved from extinction. The Distillery has since risen like a phoenix and today Ardbeg has an almost cult like following.   OFFICIAL TASTING NOTES NOSE: A burst of intense smoky fruit escapes into the atmosphere of 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 sea spray. 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. PALATE: 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 a long and smoky with tarry espresso, aniseed, toasted almonds and traces of soft barley and fresh pear. ABV: 46%   Due to the various ages of bottles, corks and their seals, the condition of liquid is at the buyer’s discretion. We will not refund or offer exchanges for damaged corks. This bottle has come from a private collection. If you require any more information or photographs, then please ask.