Loch Fyne Whiskies News has posted a new item, Ardbeg OB Corryvreckan 57.1%alc.

Extremely limited so strictly only 1 each…

Neat there is smouldering, oily clinkers; the smoke from tall chimneys, industrial pre-cleanup levels of coal fuelled smog, ahhhh! breath it in deep, so evocative of a by-gone age, and sweet. Ardbeg is a heavy duty dram and this is HD Ardbeg.

With water I start to get some of the myriad of guff in their tasting notes (see link below). The whisky bursts in the mouth, pauses a moment then covers the buds with absolutely perfect balance, tipping to the sour then drying. Still neat, there is a medium-short finish drifting to a memory of strong black coffee and just a drying.

Back to earth with water (so to speak), tarry, peat for the first time and (gosh!) some mint and old bog-brush. Quite sweet and fruit – berryish. A nice sweet finish with power at slack tide.

Ace.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan
57.1% abv
£59.90 inc vat
£52.09 ex vat

…smoke from tall chimneys, industrial pre-celanup levels of coal fuelled smog, ahhhh!…

You may view the latest post at
https://www.lfw.co.uk/blog/2009/10/01/ardbeg-corryvreckan/

Best regards,
Loch Fyne Whiskies
david@lfw.co.uk