46°
Distillery : Ardbeg - Islay
Virgin Black Sea Oak Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2017
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 54 ppm
"Only" 60,000 copies of this limited edition went on sale at Feis Ile 2017. It has been aged in virgin oak casks from trees growing near the Black Sea. Not to be confused with Kelpie Special Committee Only Edition, reserved for members of the Ardbeg committee, which has an alcohol content of 51.7°.
Let's Taste It :
Vanilla cream and iodine. Then candied ginger, camphor, a pinch of salt, and the beautiful, explosive smoky peat typical of the distillery. Intense, almost pungent wood. Coniferous. Eucalyptus leaves. Citrus fruits and calcareous iodine, grapefruit, lemon zest. Thick, suffocating smoke. Gas oil, motor oil. Salt stars. Sweet and suave on the palate, then the spices emerge, cumin and cloves. Heavy, thick peat. Some exotic fruits, prickly pear, banana, papaya. Not very strong but long finish, which develops gradually, on cola and coal. Lignite. Resin. Very intense wood, I feel like I'm eating a wood cake. Dried fig at the end.
In Short,
It's an interesting experience. I found it a little more complex than the Ten, but not significantly better. You have to like ginger and wood. It obviously doesn't deserve all the hype, and the current price is quite ridiculous.
Score : 88
To Be Listened While Sipping:
REO Speedwagon - Golden Country
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