Ardbeg Spectacular

Ardbeg Spectacular
Ardbeg Spectacular
Customer review
4.1 (24)
Taste profile
Peat Smoke Peat Smoke Leather Leather Herb Herb Sherry Sherry
Variety Single malt whisky
Aroma Intense with notes of lavender, vetiver grass and incense. Facets of leather, wax and nutty almond notes are added. With a splash of water, hints of wood smoke, peat moss and menthol are released.
Taste Viscous and tangy with accents of salty and spicy flavours. Peat smoke, eucalyptus oil, mint chocolate and toffee dominate, leading into notes of smoked pecan, creosote and tar. Pear crumble and toffee towards the end.
Finish Long lasting with salted caramel, cooling menthol tones and a fine peat smoke note.
Region Islay
Maturation Ex-bourbon and port wine barrels
non-chill filtered
Smoky
Limited special edition!
Ardbeg Spectacular
Ardbeg Spectacular
0,7 l · 46 % vol
available immediately
0,7 l · 46 % vol
CHF 125.50 *
CHF 179.29/l
- incl. 8.1% VAT - excl. Shipping costs
* Additional charges may apply for payment abroad in CHF. Please contact your credit card issuer for further information.

Product description

Product description
The Ardbeg Spectacular is the first from the popular and well-known Islay distillery to be matured in port casks as well as ex-bourbon casks. In addition to the classic bourbon cask maturation, the port casks give the Islay malt a rich flavour and interesting colouring. The special bottling was created for the Fèis Ìsle Festival 2024 and was initially only available to members of the Ardbeg Committee. On Ardbeg Day and the last day of the whisky festival on Islay, the Spectacular will go on sale on 1 June.
Distributor
MHCS 9 avenue de Champagne 51200 Epernay /FR
Designation
Whisky
Country of origin
Scotland
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The Distillery: Ardbeg

Ardbeg
Ardbeg
Ardbeg
The Ardbeg distillery was officially founded in 1815 by John McDougall. But Whisky was distilled long before that. There are no documentations, as Ardbeg was an illegal business back in 1794. read more
Status
Open
Country, Region
Scotland, Islay
Founding year
1815
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Flavour reviews

Aroma
Peat Smoke Peat.
100% (18)
Herb Herb
90% (15)
Leather Leath.
80% (14)
Herbs Herbs
70% (11)
Heather Heath.
50% (8)
Floral Floral
40% (7)
Sweet Sweet
40% (6)
Nuts Nuts
30% (5)
Seaweed Seawe.
30% (5)
Maritime Notes Marit.
30% (5)
Fruit Fruit
30% (4)
Oak Oak
30% (4)
Almonds Almon.
30% (4)
Sherry Sherry
20% (2)
Spices Spices
20% (2)
Pear Pear
20% (2)
Mint Mint
20% (2)
Zitrus Zitrus
20% (2)
Lemon Lemon
10% (1)
Chocolate Choco.
10% (1)
Coffee Coffee
10% (1)
Plum Plum
10% (1)
Dark Chocolate Dark.
10% (1)
Medicinal Smoke Medic.
10% (1)
Caramel Caram.
10% (1)
Peach Peach
10% (1)
Taste
Peat Smoke Peat.
100% (28)
Sweet Sweet
70% (17)
Fruit Fruit
40% (11)
Herb Herb
40% (10)
Leather Leath.
30% (7)
Herbs Herbs
30% (7)
Maritime Notes Marit.
30% (7)
Caramel Caram.
30% (6)
Bonfire Smoke Bonfi.
30% (6)
Mint Mint
30% (6)
Berries Berri.
20% (5)
Nuts Nuts
20% (5)
Spices Spices
20% (4)
Pear Pear
20% (4)
Salt Salt
20% (3)
Seaweed Seawe.
20% (3)
Chocolate Choco.
10% (2)
Oak Oak
10% (2)
Dark Chocolate Dark.
10% (2)
Medicinal Smoke Medic.
10% (2)
Iodine Iodine
10% (2)
Vanilla Vanil.
10% (1)
Coffee Coffee
10% (1)
Pepper Pepper
10% (1)
Tobacco Tobac.
10% (1)
Floral Floral
10% (1)
Oil Oil
10% (1)
Nutmeg Nutmeg
10% (1)
Almonds Almon.
10% (1)
Alcohol Alcoh.
10% (1)
Zitrus Zitrus
10% (1)
Finish
Sweet Sweet
100% (15)
Peat Smoke Peat.
90% (13)
Caramel Caram.
90% (13)
Maritime Notes Marit.
70% (10)
Salt Salt
40% (5)
Seaweed Seawe.
40% (5)
Leather Leath.
30% (3)
Herb Herb
30% (3)
Fruit Fruit
20% (2)
Dark Chocolate Dark.
20% (2)
Bonfire Smoke Bonfi.
20% (2)
Sherry Sherry
10% (1)
Oak Oak
10% (1)
Spices Spices
10% (1)
Plum Plum
10% (1)
Pear Pear
10% (1)
Fig Fig
10% (1)
Herbs Herbs
10% (1)

Reviews

Clemens
on 03.03.2025
verified
Aroma: maritim rauchig, animalisch, Pferdeschweis, Espresso, Milchschokolade

Geschmack: eher flach, zart süß, Vanille, Leder

Abgang: zart süß, eher unauffällig, schwachbrüstig.

Kommentar: Ich liebe Ardbeg, es ist meine absolute Lieblingsbrennerei - der Spectacular ist der mit Abstand schwächste Whisky seit gut 10 Jahren. Wenn man sich einen Committee Whisky sparen muss, dann bitte diesen.
Mikola
on 19.12.2024
verified
Kommentar:
Oak Medicinal Smoke Sweet Iodine
Udo
on 24.11.2024
verified
Aroma: Herbs Maritime Notes Leather

Geschmack: Peat Smoke Alcohol Mint Nuts

Abgang: Sweet Peat Smoke Maritime Notes

Kommentar: Sehr runder ARDBEG. Rauch steht nicht im Vordergrund. Sehr schöne Mischung aus Rauch und frischen Noten. Langer angenehmer Abgang.
Martin
on 22.11.2024
verified
Aroma: Leather Peat Smoke

Geschmack: Maritime Notes Salt Peat Smoke Sweet

Abgang: Salt Peat Smoke

Kommentar: sehr gelungen
Holger
on 18.11.2024
verified
Aroma: Almonds Peat Smoke

Geschmack: Peat Smoke Fruit Sweet

Abgang: Peat Smoke Maritime Notes

Kommentar:
Markus
on 27.10.2024
verified
Kommentar:
Oak Peat Smoke Almonds Pear
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