Ardbeg Scorch Main Release
Ardbeg Scorch Main Release
Ardbeg Scorch has been matured in ex-Bourbon American oak casks, heavily charred by the fiery exhale of Dunnage Warehouse 3’s definitely real and totally not made-up flavour breathing dragon.
“Ardbeg Scorch is our tribute to the legendary dragon of Islay. By using our most heavily-charred casks, we’ve created a fire-breathing beast of a dram!” said Dr Bill Lumsden, Ardbeg’s Director of Distilling and Whisky Creation
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TASTING NOTES
BEHIND THE EXPRESSION
A burst of intense smoky fruit escapes into the atmosphere of peat infused with zesty lemon and lime, wrapped in waxy dark chocolate. Bold menthol and black pepper slice through the sweet smoke followed by tarry ropes and graphite. Savour the aroma of smoked fish and crispy bacon alongside green bell peppers, baked pineapple and pear juice.Add water and an oceanic minerality brings a breath of cool, briny seaspray. Waxed lemon and lime follows with coal tar soap, beeswax and herby pine woodlands. Toasted vanilla and sizzling cinnamon simmer with warm hazelnut and almond toffee.
An explosion of crackling peat sets off millions of flavour explosions: peat effervesces with tangy lemon and lime juice, black pepper pops with sizzling cinnamon-spiced toffee. Then comes a wave of brine infused with smooth buttermilk, ripe bananas and currants. Smoke gradually wells up on the palate bringing a mouthful of warm creamy cappuccino and toasted marshmallows. As the taste lengthens and deepens, dry espresso, liquorice root and tarry smoke develop coating the palate with chewy peat oils.
The finish goes on and on a long and smoky with tarry espresso, aniseed, toasted almonds and traces of soft barley and fresh pear.
A place for the weird
The premier holiday home in Noosa, Australia’s best beachfront address. Gentle yet boldly recessed into the natural landscape on the edge of Noosa National Park and world-famous Sunshine Beach, Queensland.
Tasting Notes
Cask: ex-Bourbon
ABV: 46%
Age: NAS
COLOUR
Bright brushed gold
NOSE
On the nose, frighteningly intense aromas of soot and smoke lie in wait. Hints of aniseed and fragrant patchouli interlace with bold notes of quenched steel and saddle soap. With a drop of water, herbal top notes of briar wood, sage and pine wisp their way to the fore.
TASTE
Take a sip and experience lair upon lair of flavour. An oily mouthfeel grips the senses. Billowy clouds of sweet smoke and dragon charred oak permeate the palate, while grilled fare and black liquorice weave between notes of medicinal lozenge.
FINISH
A long and heroic finale, with a subtle tarry aftertaste. A finish that will drag on, well into its happily ever after.