NV Ardbeg Alligator Committee Release 51.2%
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Nose: Delicate like a bomb aimer… steady, steady, steady… there she goes… and suddenly spices light up the nose; some coriander and cocoa, too. Taste: Surprisingly silky, soft and light; milky chocolate hides some lurking clove in the soothing smoke. Finish: Hits its stride for magnificent finale: as long as you could possibly hope for and an-ever gathering intensity of busy, prickly spice. Mocha and a dab of praline see of any potential bitterness to the oaky fight back. Balance: An alligator happy to play with you for a bit before sinking its teeth in. the spices, though big, are of the usual Ardbegian understatement. Exclusive for committee members.
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Jim Murray, Whisky Bible
About the producer
Ardbeg is one of the most recognisable peated whiskies today. The distillery was instrumental in kickstarting the Islay revival when it reopened in the late 1990s.