Description
Ardbeg Anamorphic It has often been said “It’s the wood that makes the whisky.” By removing the cask heads and scoring them to expose more wood Ardbeg has given the cask a starring role in this release.
The whisky itself is complex and beguiling that has four distinct elements – sweet, smoky, herbal and spicy merging in a mesmerising taste experience. A complex whisky
Tasting Notes
Nose: Earthy, dusty, and slightly biscuity on the nose, this is a most curious Ardbeg, almost from an alternative universe. The sooty/tarry notes are clear but restrained, and are balanced out by some silky vanilla. Water opens up a myriad of herbal and floral notes- smoked etiver root, aniseed, fennel, chrysanthemum and jasmine, to name but a few.
Palate: The mouthfeel is peppery and warming, and precedes an explosion of fiery, spicy flavours – chili – flavoured chocolate, bitter sweet mocha, briar wood, birch tar, ground black pepper and smoked artichokes.
Finish: The sooty/tarry notes build up to a crescendo of rich, smoky flavours, with an incredible, lingering aftertaste of charcoal bitter almonds and molasses.
