Nose: Herbaceous, sweet and fragrant. Subtle notes of smoke, lemon, linseed oil and candied walnuts follow. A little water and the perfume intensifies, releasing heather honey, a touch of creosote and a tiny trace of tent cloth.
Mouth: Beautiful sparkling texture with real effervescence on the tongue. Initially intensely sweet, it evolves towards anise, caramel, cookies, peppermint, menthol, tar and coffee.
Finish: On soot and tar with a taste of cough drops, bitter oranges and fine tannins.
Remember the year 2000? A period of frenzy and panic around the millennium bug. People everywhere were going crazy and predicting computer chaos, digital collapse and the end of everything. For Ardbeg, 2000 was a year to remember. Bill and the whisky creation team worked their magic on this rare stock. Ardbeg Vintage Y2K is a limited production series from the year 2000.
Combining the old and the new, it combines modern and innovative whisky production techniques while using the old Ardbeg stills.
While no two Ardbegs are alike, Vintage_Y2K liquids are a true smoky anomaly, a story that can never be replicated.
Nose: Subtle aromas of ripe fruit, honey and vanilla. Mouth: A creamy texture with notes of dried fruit, spice and oak. Finish: A long, warm finish with hints of caramel and toasted hazelnuts.
Nose: Notes of subtly spiced cereals, mango, papaya and pea pods. Traces of hard toffee and light oak chips. A drop of water reveals notes of cinnamon brioche and salted caramel.
Mouth: Silky and fluid with an intense taste of sweet butterscotch, a spicy-dry and woody intensity. The addition of water softens the honeyed sweetness of the creamy, smooth Swiss milk chocolate, with just a hint of salt in the mid-palate. The mild spices now keep the sweetness in check.
Finish: Short and rather intense, with spicy chili pepper notes.
Nose: Aromatic, smoky peat notes, sweet scents of heather and honey, a hint of sherry. Mouth: Ripe, round, smoky sweetness, rich malty tones with a hint of coffee. Finish: Supple, round, persistent, soft with notes of heather.
Nose: opens with coconut, oat biscuits, and zesty orange peel, layered with salty sea air, leaves on a bonfire, and a hint of strawberry laces and mint. Mouth: rich and creamy, with custard creams, vanilla wafer, brine, and earthy smoke. Finish: A lingering, smoky and maritime warmth
Nose: Glendronach Ode to the Embers reveals rich, complex aromas of red fruits, honey, vanilla and toasted oak. Feel: On the palate, this 8-year-old single malt offers an oily, velvety texture with notes of caramel, dried fruit, cinnamon and licorice. Finish: The finish is long and warm, leaving lingering flavors of candied fruit, dark chocolate and burnt wood.
Nose: Dufftown Flora & Fauna 15 yo reveals delicate aromas of ripe fruit, vanilla and honey, with a subtle touch of oak.
Feel: On the palate, this 15 yo single malt is smooth and balanced, offering notes of dried fruit, toffee and cinnamon, with a hint of black pepper.
Finish: The finish of this Scotch whisky is long and warm, leaving lingering flavors of fruit and spice on the palate, with a subtle touch of toasted oak.
Nose: Herbaceous, sweet and fragrant. Subtle notes of smoke, lemon, linseed oil and candied walnuts follow. A little water and the perfume intensifies, releasing heather honey, a touch of creosote and a tiny trace of tent cloth.
Mouth: Beautiful sparkling texture with real effervescence on the tongue. Initially intensely sweet, it evolves towards anise, caramel, cookies, peppermint, menthol, tar and coffee.
Finish: On soot and tar with a taste of cough drops, bitter oranges and fine tannins.