Ardbeg Eureka! Committee Release 53.2%

Aroma - Full and fruity on the nose with cherry and juicy red apple. Caramel infused coffee grounds and cocoa powder are softened with a retrained smoke initially of heather bonfire and hand rolled sweet tobacco leaves. There are some herbal notes like cedar & fennel present in the distant background. With water dark chocolate and walnut oil comes through and more smoke emerges through the sweeter fruits. Like walking alongside a road that’s being freshly tarred!

Taste - An explosion of sweet flavours like nut toffee brittle, raisin fudge and dark fruits (fig, damson and plump cherries) is balanced with a rockpool salinity or salted crispy seaweed. Dark chocolate coated raisins lead into chicory and sweet cinnamon spices alongside a curious drying sensation. The smoke builds up to a crescendo of sweet applewood and a medicinal iodine, burnt moss and ash.

Finish - The finish is long and chewy with sweet treacle toffee aniseed spice, coal tar soap and burning embers.

This Islay distillery renowned for it’s peaty whiskies was initially documented way back in 1794. In recent years it’s expressions have won esteemed awards like World’s Best Single Malt and World Whisky of the Year to name just a few. The distillery brought out its peatiest whisky to date in 2009 named Supernova.