Ardbeg 25 Years Old 2000/2025 Artist #15 Something In The Water LMDW 55.4%(WF93)

Details：

Distillery:  Ardbeg

Bottler: La Maison du Whisky (LMDW)

Bottling serie: Artist #15 Something In The Water

Vintage: 2000

Bottled: 2025

Stated Age: 25 Years Old

Casktype: Olorosso Sherry Butt

Casknumber: 1100000016

Number of bottles: 224

Strength: 55.4%

Size: 700ml

Tasting notes:

Nose: Rich, expansive. Intense smoke, soot, ash and chunks of vegetal, saline peat take the lead. Then, beautiful notes of rancio (apricot, mango, roasted nuts, candied orange) follow. With aeration, aromas of salted butter caramel and heady flowers (iris, wild geranium) spread generously through the air.

Palate: Ample and full-bodied. Closely aligned with the nose, the flavour profile reveals indulgent notes of marmalade, tarte Tatin and heather and linden honey. Gradually, peat takes hold of the palate, giving way to nuances of agave, tar, smoked bacon, iodine tincture, porridge and toasted bread that linger endlessly.

Finish: Silky and plush. Rooty (ginseng, gentian) and smoky, almost tarry, it also reveals animal notes (smoked fish). In retro-olfaction, orange zest, dried fruits (raisins, dates), cardamom seeds and candied apricots highlight the noble influence of a perfectly integrated sherry cask maturation.