An Islay Distillery 19 yo Macbeth A Whisky Collection The Witches Series First Witch

 

 

 

51,7°

Distillery Officially Unknown - Islay

Pedro Ximénez Sherry Butts 

Independent Bottling 

By Elixir Distillers 

Limited Edition 

Single Malt 

Bottled in 2023

Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured

Peated around 54 ppm

 

 

 

Seventeen bottlings have already been released, from 17 different distilleries, to illustrate the first 17 characters in the tragedy of Macbeth. That leaves 25 out of the 42 planned. And among the expressions in Act I, I hadn't had the opportunity to taste this 19-year-old from the island of Islay, which is in fact an Ardbeg. Ageing in Pedro Ximénez Sherry Butts should give it a fruity flavour. 1,800 bottles have flooded the shops.

 

 

 

Let's Taste It : 

Immediately, the typical Ardbeg heavy smoke, thick and charred, but also slightly sweet. Sharpening leather, fig cream, raisins, blood oranges, dark tobacco, and all kinds of candied fruit. Behind this, a touch of iodine and seaweed. On the palate, it is very intense, with oranges mingling with smoked bacon, blackberry jam sprinkled with cinnamon, dark chocolate, mocha, characterful spices. The finish is endless, powerful, chestnut cream, delicately bitter chocolate, damp black earth.

 

In Short, 

This is a truly memorable, even exceptional Ardbeg. The sherry is perfectly balanced and the peat is very intense without being overpowering. It's just perfect. Ardbeg has always been successful with its sherry cask maturation, and this one is no exception. That said, Ruben claims that it is a two-year finish, not a full maturation, but he is the only one to say so. In any case, it's a killer, sold at a completely crazy price.

Score : 91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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