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$859.99
Part of a massive 42 bottle collection of whiskies, wherein each release represents a character from Shakespeare's MacBeth.
From an Islay distillery that rhymes with 'Schmardbeg'. Matured in Pedro Ximenez Butts. 88.41pts on Whiskybase / 91pts Whisky Fun
Producer Note: “We’re launching with a smoky Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky aged 19 years for the First Witch - this is a fantastic example of a distillate I adore with quite a rich maturation. As we develop The Witches, we’ll embrace the blending analogy with the fourth release, Hekate, ruler of the witches, as a blend of the first three.”
Natural colour, non-chill filtered, and bottled at 51.7% abv.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: decadent, oily, and peaty, with baked fruits; mixed berry fruit compote, sherry trifle, and stewed prunes; sticky toffee pudding drowning in treacle sauce; tarry peat, a touch of diesel, Aussie licorice, and strawberries dipped in dark chocolate.
Palate: thick, creamy, and fruity, with more tarry-oily peat, and an old-school sherry vibe; salted caramel adds to the sticky toffee pudding and treacle sauce... maybe it's the treacle that's salted; the Aussie licorice, sherry trifle, and the fruit compote are still there, along with cardamom icecream; After Eight mints, dark chocolate with dehydrated raspberry chunks, and grilled proscuitto wrapped dates; starting to go tropical.
Finish: long, lovely, and layered; a nice balance of fruit, sherry tones, and faded oily peat; this is exactly what I want from a nearly 20 year old Ardbeg matured in PX Sherry.
Comment: this is a very moreish dram, and rather complex... it is also a hard one to write a tasting note for, as my sample is disappearing faster than I can wrap up this description... that must be a very good sign!
91pts Whisky Fun
"Quite a thing for an indy bottler to be able to release a 19yo Ardbeg with an outturn of 1800 bottles! PX sherry is mentioned in relation to this one, but not too sure if that's full term or a re-rack. Colour: deep orangey gold. Nose: the sherry shows! We are on wonderfully sweet and syrupy tar extracts and resinous fir woods, also salted almonds, some slight leathery funkiness and peppery peat that feels nicely sweet. With water: gathers complexity now with more fir woods, fennel, aniseed and cola syrup. Also more tar and salted liquorice. Mouth: wonderfully on tars, coconut, herbal cough syrups, medicinal balms and medicinal tinctures. A sweet and syrupy peat that feels nicely textural and yet still pretty salty. More salted almonds and flavours reminiscent of bacon frazzle crisps and bacon jam. With water: you could almost believe this is 1970s Ardbeg with these magnificently fat and gloopy sweet peat flavours, dominated by sweet herbal cough syrups and old honey liqueur impressions. Some smoked herbal teas as well. Wonderful! Finish: long, camphor and tar ridden, peppery and sweet peat galore in the aftertaste. Comments: it's pricy, but this is a hugely impressive bottling and a great composition. SGP: 567 - 91 points."
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Evan here - I am not going to get into Ardbeg’s history or location or ownership too much. It is old, and it is on Islay. To say more is to preach to the choir for the most part. If you are keen to know more, just mispronounce the name as ‘Ardberg’ within the hearing of Andrew or Curt. You will quickly be corrected and then likely be given the chronological timeline of the distillery in question as well as a thorough essay on why it is perhaps the best distillery on Islay, if not in Scotland itself.
Anyhow. For a relatively small distillery, Ardbeg’s releases have become relatively prolific over the past few years. The distillery can boast about having the most rabid fan base in the world of Single Malt Scotch, and many of its releases correlate with this. Just about every limited edition bottle of Ardbeg is released to Ardbeg Committee Members first. Membership is free and allows you to find out when the next Ardbeg Limited Release is, well, released.
The core range of Ardbeg is strong. If you like you want a taste of what all of the fuss is about when it comes to Ardbeg, the regular Ardbeg 10-Year-Old is a great place to start. If you want a bottle that is a wee bit sweeter and goes in a few more directions when it comes to flavour profile, Ardbeg An Oa should suit you. The combination of peat Sherry is your thing? Then go for the Ardbeg Uigeadail. If you want the Ardbeg-ness of Ardbeg dialled up to 11, go for the Corryvreckan. And now, if you find yourself craving a release of Ardbeg that has an age statement, but you already have the Ardbeg 10, you can go for the Wee Beastie!
$19507
This is a complete set of Elixir Distillers Macbeth Collection - Act 1. 239 years of liquid history in 7 bottles!
About the Macbeth Collection Act I
"A collection of forty two different whiskies from the length and breadth of Scotlandselected and bottled by Livingstone in partnership with Elixir Distillers,each representing a character from the Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare.With illustrations by Sir Quentin Blake, and character notes by Dave Broom.
"WHY MACBETH?: It is the ultimate Scottish family drama; akin to the history of the Scotch whiskyindustry itself. Feuds, triumphs, allegiances and betrayals...The play is full of great characters, perfect to build whisky profiles around.From bright to dark, light to heavy, all Scotch whisky can be represented.There are a fixed number of characters - meaning the series is finite. This is key when creating a meaningful collection."
This set includes one bottle of each of the following:
$132.99
This Ardbeg, pronounced (pronounced ‘Oog-a-dal’), is a mariage of ex-Bourbon and ex-sherry casks. It takes it's name from the mysterious Loch that also happens to be Ardbeg Distillery's water source. It is bottled at 54.2%, but is still very approachable and savoury with the melding of sherry notes to Ardbeg's classic style.
$389.99
Producer Description
"Bottled in humidity, this rare small batch 19-year-old Ardbeg is arguably the most tropical dram to leave the Distillery.
Batch code: TB/05-12.02.2004/23.GM
Non chill filtered at 46.2%."
$1499.99
Bottled at 46%, the Ardbeg 25 Year is the oldest whisky in the distillery's core range.
Producer Description
"Bottled from incredibly rare casks filled during some of the Distillery’s darkest days, this is the oldest whisky to join our core range. This supreme expression proves unequivocally that age cannot tame Ardbeg’s smoky power. But it can yield some of the most complex and majestic flavours ever to burst forth from Ardbeg Distillery."