{"id":573,"date":"2013-06-10T23:38:46","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T07:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/?p=573"},"modified":"2013-06-10T23:38:46","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T07:38:46","slug":"whisky-review-ardbog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/2013\/06\/whisky-review-ardbog.html","title":{"rendered":"Whisky Review: Ardbog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Name:<\/td>\nArdbog (Ardbeg)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spirit Type:<\/td>\nSingle Malt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Age:<\/td>\n10 years (approximately)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Region:<\/td>\nIslay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year Distilled:<\/td>\n2003-ish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Year Bottled:<\/td>\n2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Cask Maturation:<\/td>\nBourbon and Manzanilla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nNatural Color, Non-chillfiltered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alcohol %:<\/td>\n52.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Color:<\/td>\nAmber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Date Purchased:<\/td>\n2013.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price:<\/td>\n~100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Information<\/h3>\n

A 2013 limited release from Ardbeg, “Ardbog” is a uniquely named whisky and an interesting experience. \u00a0With Ardbog, Ardbeg is focusing on the peat – the packaging has many images and notes about the things that have been dug up on Isla. \u00a0It’s a sort of mini-history lesson.<\/p>\n

They’ve combined their core Ardbeg whisky (bourbon-matured) with Manzanilla cask matured Ardbeg. \u00a0Manzanilla is a sherry on the fino (or lighter) side of the sherry spectrum. \u00a0Quite a different taste from Oloroso and Pedro Ximinez. \u00a0Manzanilla is a very dry sherry, and it reminds me of mushrooms and mold. \u00a0This oughtta complement the story their trying to tell with Ardbog. \u00a0Let’s see what we get…<\/p>\n

Nose<\/h3>\n

Smoky, as you would expect from Ardbeg, but with a sherry-like influence similar to Uigeadail. \u00a0The sherry is more musty, however, and gives the smoke a heavy wetness. \u00a0Cocoa and charred wood (like a dying campfire).<\/p>\n

Malty-sweet. \u00a0Lemon Rind. \u00a0The smell of a glass of water that’s been sitting on your desk for a week.<\/p>\n

With water, it becomes much fruitier. \u00a0Raisins and cantaloupe make an appearance. \u00a0After a long time sitting (and hour or so), toffee and wax.<\/p>\n

Palate<\/h3>\n

Fiery without water. \u00a0Lots of smoke and that Ardbeg pepperiness. \u00a0Peat\/dirt fades in and out. \u00a0Has a rich creaminess, most likely coming from the Manzanilla casks.<\/p>\n

With water, grapefruit and a speyside-style sweetness appears. \u00a0That Ardbeg pepper sticks around.<\/p>\n

Finish<\/h3>\n

Gently fading smoke. \u00a0Tannins like a sherry wine, and a light nuttiness at the end. \u00a0Yum!<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

Surprise! \u00a0Ardbeg has made another great whisky! \u00a0Of the core expressions, this is most like Ardbeg Uigeadail, but it has a very nice musty\/dirty\/peatiness that makes it a bit more unique and engaging.<\/p>\n

If you’re a lover of peated whiskies, this won’t disappoint. \u00a0Very complex and rewarding.<\/p>\n

Overall Rating: 90\/100<\/h3>\n

Compare To:<\/p>\n

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  • Ardbeg Uigeadail<\/li>\n
  • Lagavulin 16<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ardbeg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    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. \u00a0With […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ardbeg","category-whisky"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=573"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":580,"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/573\/revisions\/580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/lukerymarz.com\/ratingpending\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}