Ardbeg Grooves - Ardbeg Day 2018

Ardbeg Grooves

Ardbeg Grooves 70cl 46% vol. It is the annual limited edition that corresponds to the Ardbeg Day of 2018, the day when the distillery opens its doors during the Islay festival. In this expression, the distillery has chosen to age the whiskey in barrels with a high degree of carbonization that have previously aged red wine. The result is a sweet and aromatic whiskey, with smoked notes, bonfire, seaweed, leather and lavender.

The Ardbeg Distillery

The Ardbeg distillery of the Gaelic " Àrd Beag" or "Little Cape" is located in Ardbeg, a small town on the south coast of the island of Islay, located on the west coast of Scotland. The first distillations of Ardbeg date back to 1798 although it was not legally marketed until 1815.

The whiskey produced by Ardbeg is considered one of the most disturbed whiskeys in the world, and most of its expressions use malts from Port Ellen with a level of 55 PPM. Ardbeg also does not filter in the cold, thus preserving oils and aromas from malt that would be lost if the filtrate was not omitted, and as a general rule, bottling its whiskeys well above the minimum of 40%, highlighting Ardbeg 10 to 46%, Uigeadail al 54.2% and Corryvreckan at 57.1%.

Ardbeg is one of Islay's distilleries with more international recognition, highlighting;

Ardbeg Ten: Named best whiskey in the world and best single Scottish malt by famous whiskey critic Jim Murray in his guide The Whiskey Bible 2008. From 2006 to 2012, at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, he has collected a double gold medal and six silver medals. In 2015 he won another double gold medal, and has been named the best whiskey in its category, at the World Whiskey Awards 2015.

Tasting notes and information of interest of Ardbeg Grooves

Country: Scotland.

Region: Islay.

Style: Single Malt.

Aging: Aged in whiskey oak barrels with a high degree of carbonization that have previously aged red wine.

Nose: Intense aromas of smoked spices in which cinnamon and paprika, leather, tar, sea spray, spicy smoked meats and lavender stand out.

Mouth: Sweet vanilla, toffee, sea salt notes and seaweed iodas, spiced meats, leather and oak.

Finish: Long, with smoked paprika and distant fires.

La Llar del Vi Recommendation:

Grooves is the limited expression presented at Ardbeg Day 2018, an experimental and different expression that shows with its unique notes and presentation the desire of the distillery to innovate and present really interesting alternatives to fans of the distillery and peat.