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4th April 2023 |
Ardbeg Day
2023 whisky unveiled - Ardbeg Heavy
Vapour Committee bottling will be
released on 18th April followed by the
standard bottling on Ardbeg Day on
Saturday 3rd June.
 Once
again the folks at Ardbeg will offer
fans of their deliciously peaty Islay
dram the chance to taste something
different they haven't had before on
Ardbeg Day, which this year falls on
Saturday 3rd June, the last Saturday of
Islay's Festival of Music and Malt, Fèis
Ìle.
This Ardbeg Day they are offering Ardbeg
whisky fans 'Ardbeg Heavy Vapours',
another creative limited edition
experiment from Ardbeg's Director of
Whisky Creation, Dr Bill Lumsden.
For this latest creative dram Dr Bill has
allowed the heaviest and untamed vapours
to rise up the still during the
distillation process, before being
captured, matured and bottled. The
result they tell me is on the
nose, intense and aromatic smoke rises
with hints of sweetness. On the palate,
surges of bittersweetness disturb ashy
coal dust, peppermint and cardamom,
before clouds of dark chocolate and
eucalyptus roll into disguise Ardbeg’s
iconic balance.
The expression’s unusual distillation
process and resulting flavour has been
brought to life in the accompanying
graphic novel created by celebrated
comic artist and illustrator, Dilraj
Mann. The plot follows Agent 46 (AKA
Jackie Thomson, Ardbeg Visitor Centre
Manager and Committee Chair) – a plucky
interplanetary detective on a quest to
locate the elusive purifier and restore
Ardbeg’s signature balance.
 The Distillery is inviting fans and
whisky lovers to enter the ARDverse for
Planet Ardbeg Day by attending as their
favourite Ardbeg-inspired hero, comic
character or mythical creature.
Ardbeg’s Director of Whisky Creation, Dr
Bill Lumsden, commented: "A missing
purifier is unprecedented for Ardbeg.
This experiment was something I’ve
always imagined trying – what would
happen to the flavour and character of
Ardbeg as we know and love it, by
distilling in this unique way? Well,
it’s now time for Ardbeg fans to find
out; this is a full-blown dram where
Ardbeg’s exalted balance has been
disrupted in the most fantastic of ways
¬– a truly captivating dram."
Colin Gordon, Ardbeg Distillery Manager,
said: "The time has almost come again
where we call on Ardbeg fans and whisky
lovers across the world to celebrate
Planet Ardbeg Day with us, be that on
Islay at the distillery or at one of our
events around the world.
"Our 2023 theme will be a celebration of
our Planet Ardbeg graphic novel
universe, where we’ll be uncovering the
mysteries behind our latest Limited
Edition release, Ardbeg Heavy Vapours.
We can’t wait to celebrate this iconic
date in the whisky calendar with our
global community again soon."
For those who can’t make it on the day,
Ardbeg’s Director of Whisky Creation, Dr
Bill Lumsden will be hosting an Ardbeg
Heavy Vapours masterclass on ardbeg.com.
As usual there will be a higher strength
Ardbeg Committee members bottling, the
Ardbeg Heavy Vapours Committee bottling
will be available exclusively to
committee members (its free to join over
at the Ardbeg website) from 18th April
and the standard
Ardbeg Heavy Vapours 46% ABV bottling will be available
to buy worldwide from 3rd June from Ardbeg Embassies
and specialist online whisky
shops such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Master of Malt
and
Hard To Find Whisky
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Ardbeg Heavy Vapours Review
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Bottled non chill-filtered at 46% ABV
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
Taste: 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.
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