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    Darkness!-Aged Bathtub Gin (Ardbeg) (Batshit Mental Ideas) 50cl

    England • 50cl • 43.3%
    Number of reviews:(3)
    Product details
    StyleCask-Aged Gin
    CountryEnglish Gin
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    Darkness!-Aged Bathtub Gin (Ardbeg) (Batshit Mental Ideas)

    Yep. Exactly what it says on the tin (or bottle, if you're going to be picky). Bathtub Gin which has been aged in a cask which held Pedro Ximénez Sherry and was used to finish the Darkness! Ardbeg single malt Scotch whisky. It also says "Batshit Mental" on the bottle, and it is indeed just that. However, it doesn't say "ridiculously cool" and "marvellously yummy", which it definitely, definitely should.

    Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

    Nose

    There's only one thing you want to know here, isn't there? Is this Bathtub Gin with added Ardbeg peat? The short answer is yes (huzzah!), but the Sherried Darkness! finish factor plays its part too (double huzzah!). Sooty, floral juniper. Blueberries and smoky parma violets.

    Palate

    Ardbeg smoke supported by juniper, spices and also the delicious Cadbury's chocolateyness from the Darkness! release. Awesome stuff!

    Finish

    Chocolatey embers - this is the least 'gin-y' of all these Batshit Mental Ideas Darkness!-Aged Bathtub Gins, although the juniper is never entirely lost.

    Overall

    Batshit Darkness! Pedro Ximénez Ardbeg Bathtub Gin. Utterly mental. Utterly awesome.

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