Endnu en Ardbeg aftapning er på vej på markedet - Ardbeg Alligator

"From the name I suspect it will be Ardbeg that is either matured or finished in (hopefully the former) charred American oak casks. When a cask is charred heavily on the inside it is often referred to as an ‘Alligator' due to the appearance of the staves after such a furious burning. I remember there were a couple of casks of 1998 Ardbeg that were at the distillery when I was there that were both heavily charred hogsheads. We used to sample them often because they were a pretty fascinating slant on standard Ardbeg, almost akin to a heavily peated bourbon. These casks ended up being bottled as a pair for the Islay Festival a couple of years ago and were sold for something ridiculous like sixteen thousand Guineas a piece or something like that. Anyway while we wait with slavering, baited and somewhat pointless breath for this new ‘Beg to arrive (its due for committee in March and civilians in June) lets have a few more natural Ardbegs to pass the time"

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