Ardbeg An Oa

Aroma: Rounded with subtle smoky aroma and creamy toffee notes, as well as hints of anise, dates, and touches of peach and banana.

Taste: Creamy-smooth texture, a precursor to the syrupy sweetness that dominates the palate. On the other hand, milk chocolate, oranges, and smoky tea leaves combine with sweet spice notes, cigar smoke, and – particularly unusually – grilled artichokes.

Finish: Long-lasting and smoky, sweet tobacco.

After Ardbeg seemingly focused for many years on the development of the annually released Committee bottlings, the new member of the Ardbeg family was finally introduced in 2017: The Ardbeg An Oa. “Singularly rounded” – that’s how it’s meant to taste, referring to its name: Mull of Oa is the rounded headland that protects the Ardbeg distillery from the stormy Atlantic. Like all Ardbegs, the An Oa is a heavily peated or strongly smoky single malt whisky, as we are used to from Islay whiskies. Compared to other Ardbegs, the smoke is not as extreme, but still pronounced. Like its popular siblings Ardbeg Uigeadail and Ardbeg Corryvreckan, the Ardbeg An Oa has no age statement, but confidently stands out with 46.6% ABV, surpassing its 10-year-old sibling in alcohol strength. The maturation of the Ardbeg An Oa consists of virgin oak casks (freshly charred unused oak barrels), former Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, and first fill ex-bourbon casks. The vatting of different cask types ensures a balanced mild-fruity overall result. Naturally, this single malt from Ardbeg is bottled in natural color and is not chill-filtered. A good entry into the world of smoky whisky! Experts seem to agree: They awarded the Ardbeg An Oa Double Gold at the World Spirits Competition 2018 in San Francisco. Whisky icon Dr. Bill Lumsden, the 'Director of Distilling & Whisky Creation' at Ardbeg and Glenmorangie, has once again done a great job!

The American trade magazine Whisky Advocate named the Ardbeg An Oa one of the best whiskies of the year in 2017.

Ardbeg (Islė, Pietų pakrantė)

Ardbeg šiandien yra viena žinomiausių distiliavimo įmonių pasaulyje ir vienas iš populiariausių Islės viskių.  Labai stiprūs ir sunkiai rūkyti Ardbeg vieno miežių viskiai pasižymi žemišku, deguto skoniu, kuris, tačiau, yra subalansuotas vaisinių obuolių ir citrinų natų.Iki 18-ojo amžiaus grįžta sudėtinga Ardbeg distilerijos istorija. Po to, kai 1980-aisiais distiliavimo įmonė tapo tyliai, ją atgaivino Glenmorangie ir šiandien aprūpina viso pasaulio viskių mėgėjus stipriu rūkyto viskio kultinės distiliavimo įmonės.

Namų stilius: Žemiškas ir durpėmis rūkyto charakterio, su sūriomis, jūrinėmis natomis, kurioms prieštarauja Ardbeg būdingos citrusinių vaisių aromatai.

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