Bottle 23 - Ardbeg Smokiverse
Ardbeg Smokiverse
Whisk(e)y Advent 2025 - Bottle 23 - paired calendar entry:
calendar/2025-12-23.qmd
Distillery: Ardbeg Distillery Region / Country: Islay, Scotland Style: Single Malt Scotch Age: NAS ABV: 48.3% Cask(s): Ex-bourbon casks Grain bill: 100% malted barley
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Smoked bubblegum, ripening barley, toasted sourdough; sweet peat smoke.
- Palate: Creamy then sharp, sooty, spicy; creosote, aniseed, clove, muscovado.
- Finish: Almost infinite; earthy peat moss and bonfire embers.
Verbatim source text
Reproduced from calendar/2025-12-23.qmd (Whisk(e)y Advent 2025).
- Nose: “An explosion of fruity, estery notes, reminiscent of smoked bubblegum, fuse with whiffs of ripening barley and toasted sourdough bread. A splash of water reveals dense, sweet, and aromatic peat smoke, accompanied by gently smoked tropical fruits.”
- Palate: “A rich, creamy mouthfeel drifts into sharp, sooty and spicy notes of creosote, aniseed, and clove. Tempered by the distinct sweetness of muscovado sugar, robust woody notes orbit rich charcoal.”
- Finish: “Finally, in an almost infinite finish, earthy peat moss fuses with sizzling bonfire embers.”