ARDBEG TEN 10 year 46%

Colour: bright gold with green reflections.

Nose: balanced, deep. Phenolic, peaty and smoky, the first nose is also chocolate. It evolves on candied fruits (lemon, grapefruit) and on iodine and camphor notes. Marked by spray and smoked fish, he increasingly asserts his island temperament. Aromas of roasting (toasted coffee, tobacco) come to the fore.

Mouth: firm, lively. Its attack is first spicy (grey pepper, clove) before the smoke and ashes impose their flavors. Finely liquorice, the medium of mouth becomes more and more earthy and saline. Mineral (chalk), it comes back on fresh fruit (pear, apple) and citrus (lemon). The finish is lactic (agave) and floral (lily, iris).

Finish: long, ashy. Freshly cut grass and green mint testify to its grassy character. Then, gentian and ginger roots set it deep in the soil of Islay. The retro-olfaction is divided between peat, smoke and white fruits. The empty glass is empyreumatic (bitumen, eucalyptus).

THE BRAND

Ardbeg is a whisky distillery located on the island of Islay on the west coast of Scotland. It is one of three distilleries in operation on the south coast of Islay. This distillery produces the most peaty Single Malt in Scotland.

Ardbeg single malts combine a charming rusticity, great finesse and a wealth of expression worthy of the best whiskies.