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.
A pleasant, light aperitif malt whisky that opens with a soft, fresh, balanced attack, then dries to a short finish. Doughy and buttery on the palate, this textured single malt whisky presents notes of lemon and pineapple with a slightly aniseed and smoky finish.
Nose: Tormore 12 Years Old reveals delicate aromas of ripe fruit, vanilla and honey, with a light floral touch. Feel: On the palate, this single malt offers balanced flavors of stone fruit, toffee and woody notes, all wrapped up in a velvety smoothness. Finish: The finish of Tormore 12 Years Old is moderately long, leaving a gentle spicy warmth and hints of dried fruit on the palate.
Nose: Smoke and peat typical of the distillery, very balsamic, with notes of camphor and medicinal herbs, damp earth and leather.
Taste: Licorice, full-bodied, powerful, a little vegetal and tannic. Almost a little sweet, but a drop of water makes it immediately dry and reveals a fruitier character (orange and cherry) that complements the exuberant peat smoke and earthy notes.
Finish: Intense with notes of ash, soot and licorice. A note of eucalyptus.
Nose: Annandale Man o'Sword whisky reveals intense aromas of ripe fruit, vanilla and toffee. Feel: On the palate, this single malt reveals rich notes of toasted grain, oak and honey, with a hint of black pepper. Finish: The finish is long and warm, giving way to lingering flavors of dried fruit and spice.
Nose: Fairly sweet. Fresh, clean phenols immediately assert themselves, with aromas of fire on a beach and wood ash. They are supported by subtle fruity notes, some sweet, suggesting rowan jelly, others evoking unripe currants. With a drop of water, the ash is more present.
Mouth: Unctuous and with a texture that really fills the mouth, very sweet at first then quickly drying, with a hint of salt and a smoky taste of lip-smacking intensity. A drop of water brings out the sweetness even more, but makes little difference.
Finish: Long, powerfully smoky and drying, with a touch of spice that also lingers in the aftertaste.
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.