Ardbeg Heavy Vapours Limited Edition 2023

This limited edition Ardbeg Heavy Vapours is an intensely bold whisky, distilled without a purifier for a complex and robust flavour. Enjoy the heavy, untamed vapours captured in classic Ardbeg casks and bottled at 46% ABV to create a unique and powerful whisky experience. Expert craftsmanship at its finest.

Brand: Ardbeg

Region: Islay

Size: 70cl

ABV: 46.0%

Age: No Age Statement

Bottling: Distillery Bottling

Limited Edition: Yes

Nose: SMOKE rises with a cloying sweetness. Intense, pungent and aromatic, a distinctive farmyard scent drifts, along with a crunchy aroma, like CREOSOTE or tarry rope. A splash of water disturbs the vapours and DARK CHOCOLATE CREAM billows, laced with a ribbon of SMOKED ARTICHOKE.
Palate: Ardbeg’s UNTAMED darker flavours and notes have risen. A burst of bittersweetness SURGES, disturbing ashy coal DUST and casting a HAZE of CARDAMOM, peppermint and COFFEE grits. CLOUDS OF dark chocolate and mentholic eucalyptus ROLL IN, OBSCURING the fruit and floral notes usually found at the heart of ARDBEG. Wisps of ANISEED twists, CINNAMON balls and antiseptic lozenges FLOAT on the palate.
Finish: The aftertaste lingers LONG and BOLD, with an almost anaesthetising sensation.