Ardbeg Blaaack - Ardbeg Day 2020 Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Released to mark twenty years of the Ardbeg Committee, this superb expression celebrates Ardbeg’s status as the Black Sheep of the Whisky world. Matured in Pinot Noir wine casks from New Zealand, Ardbeg Blaaack is bold, powerful, and full bodied. The characteristic smoke and oiliness of classic Ardbeg are complimented by rich, sweet flavours of ripe summer fruits – a perfect marriage of sweet and savoury that will keep you coming baaack for more!
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Tasting Notes
Colour
Deep burnished amber with copper-gold highlights and a whisper of ruby at the rim.
Nose
Baked summer fruit pudding sits with cedarwood and cigar-box smoke, smoky jam tarts, oak tannins and truffles. With a splash of water, an intense bitter-cherry note sharpens the aroma, a saline savoury edge surfaces, and a delicate violet perfume lingers.
Palate
Silky, mouth-coating on entry, then a bold tapestry of savory and sweet. Aniseed and soot mingle with summer fruit—cherries, strawberries, apricot and pear—alongside pastry-cake notes, dark chocolate, coffee and bitter almond, threading through to a long, indulgent finish.
Finish
Long, velvety, and deeply smoky, with layers of ashy peat that linger on the tongue. Bitter cherry and almond hints from the Pinot Noir cask influence drift through the finish, leaving a refined, enduring soot.