Ardbeg Ardcore Limited Edition Scotch Whisky 750mL

From a Distillery with more ups and downs that a pogoing punk comes Ardcore. Created with roasted black malt, roasted to the extreme, this spirit is all about what happens up front centre stage. The malt is what defines its distinctive profile. Described as tasting like biting on a spiky ball, Ardcore is a dram that wears its heart on its sleeve its black heart!

Notes of charcoal and sweet smoke make for an in-your-face nose, while potent notes of aniseed and dark chocolate stamp this bottle out as one fit only for the most Ardcore of fans.

Non chill-filtered at 46% ABV.

COLOR: Pale Straw.

NOSE: Fresh, floral, herbal & tart. Hints of mixed herbs and cedar wood. Very zesty, vibrant, hints of smoked orange & grapefruit, lots of menthol & peppermint. With water, powerful bursts of diesel oil, tar, fresh paint and aniseed. As this dies down, a memory of freshly cut hay, a touch of silage and the tiniest hint of something savoury, like yeast extract or bread dough.

TASTE: A lively, vibrant, sharp, zingy texture, leading into very firm, distinctive flavours malty/biscuit tones, powerful aniseed, cardamon, antiseptic lozenge, sweet mint toffee and cigar ash.

FINISH: Finally, a lingering, salty, firm aftertaste of mint, tar, oak tannin & leather.