Darkness! Ardbeg 23 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish 50cl Whisky
Single Malt
Scotland
Sherry
Darkness! Ardbeg 23 Year Old Oloroso Cask Finish
Peat and Sherry is a combination that not everybody loves, but when it works... Wow. Also, if you subscribe to the formula 'one yummy thing + another yummy thing = a super yummy thing!' then this may well be nirvana. The casks used are specially rebuilt 50 litre fresh first fill Sherry, providing lots of influence in just a few short months. The last Darkness! Ardbeg was finished in a PX cask, now it's Oloroso's turn...
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose
Honey Cheerios and Frazzles! Creamy peaty custard develops, brownies, slightly medicinal but the buttery, chocolatey goodness keeps that just beneath the surface.
Palate
Here comes the Darkness! Dark, concentrated dried fruit and Sherried oak with Brazil nuts near a smoke house - perfectly integrated dark Oloroso and sooty smoke notes.
Finish
Subdued for just a moment... then never ending smoked cheese and burnt ends. Just gorgeous.
Overall
Stunning stuff. A journey in a glass that brings a smile to your face.
