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Whisky Magazine News - New Ardbeg Rollercoaster

Fri 12 Feb 2010

New Ardbeg Rollercoaster

Take a ride on the rollercoaster.

The new Ardbeg is just round the corner. On February 15th Ardbeg Rollercoaster will be made available through the Ardbeg website (http://www.ardbeg.com).

It is a vatting of 10 casks, one from each year between 1997 and 2006, put together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee. It is bottled at 57.3% and it will cost £50.

I have a sample but not had chance to taste it properly, but from the desk it is huge.

Nose: coal tar, tobacco, cream toffee.
Palate: Smooth as you like and peaty. The smoke keeps building through the sweetness.
Finish: Just keeps going with peat and spices.
Comment: A great balance of peat and sweetness, wonderfully velvety and smooth.

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