Ardbeg Ardcore Committee Bottle 2022 50.1%ABV - 30ml

Ardbeg Ardcore, with punk rock styling is a heavily peated Islay single malt created with roasted black malt barley, is 2022’s Ardbeg Day limited edition bottling.

Official tasting notes for Ardbeg Ardcore:

Aroma: Spicy and savory, Ardcore grips the senses, with waves of marmite, burnt toast, chicory, charcoal and infused coffee grounds making for a mosh pit in the glass. Like a safety pin through the septum, a classic Ardbeg herbal top note is present, while swirling, smoky bonfire and molasses loiter backstage.

Taste: A jaw dropping spicy and fiery mouthfeel leads to an explosion of rich, smoky flavours – cocoa powder, dark chocolate, peanut brittle toffee, smoked lime and a suggestion of soot and bonfire embers all pogo in unison on the palate. Amped up aniseed and malty biscuit elbow their way to the fore, “punk-turing” taste buds.

Finish: In an altogether sweeter finish, long, lingering notes of treacle toffee, soot and smoke make for an anarchic, but delicious, aftertaste.