| Name: | Ardbog (Ardbeg) |
| Spirit Type: | Single Malt |
| Age: | 10 years (approximately) |
| Region: | Islay |
| Year Distilled: | 2003-ish |
| Year Bottled: | 2013 |
| Cask Maturation: | Bourbon and Manzanilla |
| Natural Color, Non-chillfiltered | |
| Alcohol %: | 52.1% |
| Color: | Amber |
| Date Purchased: | 2013.06 |
| Price: | ~100 |
Information
A 2013 limited release from Ardbeg, “Ardbog” is a uniquely named whisky and an interesting experience. With Ardbog, Ardbeg is focusing on the peat – the packaging has many images and notes about the things that have been dug up on Isla. It’s a sort of mini-history lesson.
They’ve combined their core Ardbeg whisky (bourbon-matured) with Manzanilla cask matured Ardbeg. Manzanilla is a sherry on the fino (or lighter) side of the sherry spectrum. Quite a different taste from Oloroso and Pedro Ximinez. Manzanilla is a very dry sherry, and it reminds me of mushrooms and mold. This oughtta complement the story their trying to tell with Ardbog. Let’s see what we get… (more…)
