Ardbeg 19 Years Old Traigh Bhan Batch 7

THE LAST BATCH OF 19 YEARS OLD

ARDBEG TRAIGH BHAN – FROM THE SINGING SANDS OF ISLAY

The Singing Sands is the local name for Islay’s beautiful Traigh Bhan beach. For this captivating place has soft white sands that sing beneath your feet, a hum that ebbs and flows with Islay’s winds and tides. 
 
Incredibly rare, this small batch 19 Years Old Ardbeg confronts the senses with a rich and powerful smoky aroma of COAL DUST. This is quickly softened by fresher, invigorating EUCALYPTUS, alongside a COOLING MINT sweetness. The mouthfeel bursts with citrus notes of LEMON PEEL and BERGAMOT, cascading into a classic Ardbeg wave of MEDICINAL SMOKE. A long-lasting finish culminates in rich notes of SALTED TOFFEE and WARMING SPICES.

Non-chill filtered.

Oloroso sherry & ex-bourbon cask, ABV 50.3% (Highest of all the batches). 70cl.

Lemon peel. Coal Dust. Mint

Colour:

Deep Gold

Aroma:

The aroma is powerful and intense with a rich smoky aroma of coal dust and tar which is softened by fresher, invigorating peppermint and eucalyptus which brings sweetness and a cooling mint. A zesty lemony aroma dominates with a tangy and refreshing sweetness. 

Taste:

The mouthfeel is bursting with citrus fruits like lemon rind and bergamot and waves of medicinal smoke follow. The influence of the of Oloroso casks can be seen with the warming spices ginger and cumin are followed with drying cocoa powder sensation and espresso coffee.

Finish:

The finish is long and lasting with salted toffee, charred wood, tar and burning sweet heather and warming spices.