{"product_id":"ardbeg-ardcore-single-malt-scotch-whisky-boxed-700ml","title":"Ardbeg Ardcore Committee Release Cask Strength Single Malt Scotch Whisky 50.1% 700ml","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-wrap space-x-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"text-grey mr-2 font-semibold font-montserrat\"\u003eABV:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"uppercase font-montserrat\"\u003e50.1%\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cms-block font-arial mt-8 font-arial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother Ardbeg Day release arrives, bottled once and never to be repeated. This time around, it's created with roasted black malt - a first for Ardbeg. Incinerated to within an inch of its life, the malt defines the profile contributing charcoal and sweet smoke, aniseed and dark chocolate for an in-your-face Islay experience. Trumping past releases, Ardbeg's marketing department has gone to considerable lengths for the new release, this time focusing on brand’s alleged punk past, with Islay’s main port, Port Ellen, going by the nickname\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘Punk Ellen’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the 1970s. Meanwhile, Ardbeg’s head of distilling and whisky creation, Dr. Bill Lumsden, describes the flavour being\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e“like biting on a spiky ball.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMore detailed tasting notes below.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs usual, allocations are meagre, so in the interests of satisfying as many as possible, this is strictly limited to one bottle per customer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e50.1% Alc.\/Vol.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollectable.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes from the producers...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpicy and savoury, 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, punkturing taste buds. FINISH: In an altogether sweeter finish, long, lingering notes of treacle toffee, soot and smoke make for an anarchic, but delicious, aftertaste.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe first sniffs bring young distillate to the fore, so from a fresh bottle give this a good ten minutes and you'll get a moderate lift of menthol-infused peat that also hints at anise, fennel and rye bread receding into sweeter smoke and vanilla malt with further air contact. It's medium bodied and sweetly peaty (think Caol Ila); hints of Elastoplast mingle with chocolate sponge cake and sprinklings of pepper; the finish is ashy and warming with citrus tang lacing late malt sweetness. Overall, in spite of the presentation and marketing, this is much more civilised and approachable than you might expect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vic Liquors Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52736229769579,"sku":"SK48821701","price":395.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/5483\/8635\/files\/20_3635aff9-06e7-42dc-8dac-4f368367e911.jpg?v=1767591431","url":"https:\/\/kingsburycellars.com.au\/products\/ardbeg-ardcore-single-malt-scotch-whisky-boxed-700ml","provider":"Kingsbury Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}