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Ardbeg Auriverdes 70cl Whisky

Name: Ardbeg Auriverdes 70cl Whisky
Brand: Ardbeg
SKU: 32648
Price: 169 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 4 (46 reviews)

Single Malt Scotch Whisky70cl49.9%

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Description

A special edition single malt launched on Ardbeg Day 2014 - a day celebrated both at the Islay festival, Fèis Ìle and around the world. Auri(Gold)verdes(Green) is a name used to refer to Brazil's sports teams (including the football team, of course), but in this case it refers to the golden whisky and the iconic Ardbeg green bottle it dwells within. Striker!

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Nose

Smoked bacon, Tarry ropes on a not-long-dry seashore. Loads of Vanilla. Pomegranates, Fizzy-sweets (refreshers, Sherbet Lemons) and Lemon-zest. Not convinced I’d have got Mocha, if not for the autosuggestion, but it’s definitely there now I think about it.

Palate

Initially sweet, restrained, more of that bacon, but this time it’s been cured with Muscovado sugar and maybe a touch of Juniper? Progresses through the inevitable onslaught of peat, but it’s there in a slightly different way – more ‘high’, medicinal phenols than we've come to expect with Ardbeg. From the palate alone, I’m not even sure I’d peg this as Ardbeg – I might be tempted to go two distilleries further down the coast…

Finish

Long. Cocoa, Charred corners of a pulled pork butt, becomes more ashy as it fades, but clearly from good honest casks albeit with charred heads.

Overall

It’s good. Funnily though, as the spirit’s not being bombarded with finishes/extreme cask-techniques the difference between this and the 10yo is strangely pronounced. There are palpable elements of Bowmore, and Laphroaig in this dram, whilst it does absolutely retain the overall Ardbeg character we know and love. To my mind that’s a good thing.

Style

Single Malt Scotch Whisky

Region

Islay Whisky

Country

Scotch Whisky

Distillery/Brand

Ardbeg Whisky Distillery

Weight

1.3kg

Allergy information

This product does not contain any notifiable allergens.

Awards won

Recognised for exceptional quality

Gold
Scotch Single Malt - Islay - 2014
International Wine & Spirit Competition
Gold
Islay Special Editions - 2014
The Scotch Whisky Masters (The Spirits Business)

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Customer Rating

4.0

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A great surprise for one not a fan of the distillery

This whisky surprised me very much. I tasted smoked pork and notable sweetness. I don't like any Ardbeg but I very much enjoyed this one. In fact I don't enjoy any islay other than Lagavulin, which is my favorite. Although I do drink Laphroaig quite often as it's my girlfriend's dram of choice.

James Thompson Feb 13, 2017

Much ado about nothing (perhaps a bit)

I had the luck tasting it before ripping my wallet off for a bottle on ebay (which would have been 110£ with delivery costs). Yes it a pleasant whisky, less Ardbegish than expected but far overpriced compared with the quality. It's too sweet sometimes, especially the finish and tastes aren't so easy to distinguish. At 50£ a bottle, the Corryvreckan is way above this one (Uigeadail also). Thanks but no thanks

Jean-Guy Barousse Aug 7, 2016

Empty botell

Found the last 6 cl. Now have to wait for mext purchase. Look forward to it!

Master of Malt Customer May 6, 2016

Silly

Look at the comments below. The Ardbeg craze have got people into forcing themselves to enjoy stupidly young whisky for expensive prices. The Uigeadail and the 10 year old are the only decent bottles these days and even those are overpriced.

Master of Malt Customer Apr 1, 2016

One of the greats

We will look at its extinction with great sadness as we have with the Alligator, the Beast, and other truly great expressions of Ardbeg. I was fortunate enough to get 2 bottles. One I got at %15 off on Robbie Burns day :)

Master of Malt Customer Jan 29, 2016

Ardbeg Auriverdes 70cl Whisky

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A great surprise for one not a fan of the distillery

Much ado about nothing (perhaps a bit)

Empty botell

Silly

One of the greats

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Reviews for Ardbeg Auriverdes

A great surprise for one not a fan of the distillery

Much ado about nothing (perhaps a bit)

Empty botell

Silly

One of the greats