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5th March 2010 |
Ardbeg
Corryvreckan wins World’s Best Single
Malt Whisky and Single Malt of the Year.
 Ardbeg, a single malt whisky from the
Ardbeg Distillery on the Island of Islay
has announced that one of its famously
peaty whiskies has just won two coveted
awards: World’s Best Single Malt Whisky
at the World Whisky Awards and Single
Malt of the Year by Malt Advocate
Magazine.
After rigorous blind tastings by Whisky
Magazine’s panel and industry experts
Ardbeg Corryvreckan, at the recent
Whisky Magazine’s World Whisky Awards
ceremony in London won “World Best
Single Malt Whisky”.
Earlier in February Ardbeg Corryvreckan
also won “Single Malt of the Year” from
the US Malt Advocate magazine. John
Hansell, publisher and editor of Malt
Advocate Magazine described the Ardbeg
Corryvreckan as “an invigorating,
complex, and meticulously cared for
whisky.”
Named after Europe’s largest, and the
world’s second largest whirlpool, the
Corryvreckan whirlpool lies beside the
Hebridean Isles of Islay and Jura which
are off the West Coast of Scotland.
Celebrated in Celtic mystery and legend,
its raw, magnetic power exactly mirrors
the big and untamed spirit of Ardbeg -
the peatiest, smokiest and most complex
of all the Islay whiskies! Ardbeg
Corryvreckan had a tremendous welcome
from the loyal fan club, the Ardbeg
Committee, in 2008, when 5000 preview
bottles were released. Their positive
reaction encouraged Ardbeg to add
Corryvreckan to the core Ardbeg range.
Hamish Torrie, Brand Director, Ardbeg
commented on the two wins saying, “We
are thrilled to have won these
prestigious awards. With the hundreds of
single malt whiskies that are entered
for these competitions it is a great
testament to the hard work of our
Distillery team on Islay and the whisky
creation team led by Dr. Bill Lumsden.”
Dr Bill Lumsden, Head of Distilling and
Whisky Creation, explained: “Experiments
initiated in 1999, and continued ever
since, have created parcels of Ardbeg
stock slowly maturing in French oak
casks on Islay. These are at the heart
of Corryvreckan's perplexing character,
teasing spicy and sumptuous sweet fruity
notes from the maturing whisky.”
Ardbeg Corryvreckan was launched in
September 2009 at a price of around £60.
Bottled at a strength of 57.1% ABV and
non chill-filtered, to impart full body
and texture, Ardbeg Corryvreckan is the
epitome of “the untamed spirit of
Islay”.
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Ardbeg Corryvreckan Tasting Notes
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Swirling aromas and torrents of deep,
peaty, peppery taste lurk beneath the
surface of this beautifully balanced
dram.
Its briny character of crisp
seaweed, sweet vanilla and rich, dark
melted fruits draws you into a long deep
finish.sp; |
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