Bottle - 70 cL
Ardbeg 8 Years Old
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If you love talking about whisky as much as you like drinking it, then Ardbeg's 8 Years Old 'For Discussion' is for you. A youthful ex-sherry whisky is new territory for the distillery, so it's sure to prompt plenty of conversation.
Described as big, youthful and deliberately challenging, it managed to hit that smoky sweet spot courtesy of both its tender age and having matured in ex-sherry casks.
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Ardbeg 8 Years Old
Appearance
Pale Straw
Aroma
Intense with bursts of charcoal, creosote, tar and treacle toffee followed by hints of fennel, celery and green peppers. Once these subside, notes of milk chocolate, aniseed and wood smoke emerge. With a drop of water, more herbal notes appear along with wood smoke and a hint of fresh, salty sea spray.
Taste
Expect a distinctively peppery mouthfeel that eases into a mix of treacle toffee, aniseed, salted caramel chocolate and eucalyptus notes, to name but a few. The tingling sensation on the palate continues, with the sweeter flavours giving way to more savoury notes such as charcoal, smoked bacon, burnt toast and tar.
Dr Bill Lumsden
Master Distiller, Ardbeg
HOW TO ENJOY:
Ardbeg 8 Years Old
- How to serve - Enjoy neat, with a little water or 2-3 large rocks of ice
- Service temperature - Room temperature
- When to drink - Ready to drink
- Alcohol by volume - 50.8 % Vol.
- Storage advice - Store upright in a cool, dark, dry place
- Health warning - Contains sulphites
- Closure - Cap with cork
BLEND AND ORIGIN:
Ardbeg 8 Years Old
This ‘For Discussion’ release started out as a thought experiment by Master Distiller Dr Bill Lumsden after he found new dimensions of smoky flavours when sampling Ardbeg casks at different ages.
The discovery prompted him to ask himself whether a new whisky – smokier, but balanced by ex-sherry casks – could hit that sweet spot.
So it was bottled and released to Ardbeg Committee members to get their thoughts.
The whisky's unmistakeable smoky intensity and unusual maturation, coupled with being chill-filtered for the ultimate mouthfeel, depth and body, led to much discussion – and approval.
Ardbeg 8 Years Old
Bottle - 70 cL