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Ardbeg Auriverdes

fruity woody
4.3
(10)€293Scotland, Islay, Single Malt

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Every year on the last Sunday of May, Ardbeg throws open its doors for Ardbeg Day. It's a wild festival for the distillery's most devoted fans. In 2014, the release took its cue from Brazil, host of that year's World Cup. It borrowed the words gold and green for its name: Auriverdes. The whisky matured in refill bourbon casks fitted with specially toasted heads. That trick pushes extra caramel, cinnamon and brown sugar into the spirit. Dark chocolate and espresso notes sit alongside the smoke. Drink it neat and let the toasted oak work through the peat slowly.

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About the distillery

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Ardbeg

Ardbeg distillery is located on the southern coast of the Isle of Islay, Scotland. It was founded in 1815 and has been producing some of the world's most highly regarded Islay single malt whiskies ever since. Ardbeg uses traditional malted barley, Scottish water, and peat to produce its signature smoky and peaty flavors. The distillery uses malted barley that is heavily peated to around 55 parts per million (ppm) phenols, which gives its whiskies a distinct and powerful flavor. Interesting fact: In 2011, Ardbeg sent vials of its whisky to the International Space Station to study the effects of microgravity

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About the Ardbeg Auriverdes

Ardbeg Auriverdes is a single malt Scotch whisky from the Ardbeg distillery on the island of Islay, Scotland. Ardbeg created it in 2014 for Ardbeg Day, the yearly festival that marks the Islay whisky community's biggest party. That year's theme borrowed from Brazil, host of the football World Cup. It gave the whisky its name: Auriverdes, meaning gold and green. Bottled at 49.9% ABV, it carries more punch than the standard Ardbeg Ten. Ardbeg sits on Islay's rugged south coast, one of the most remote whisky producers in Scotland. The distillery has distilled peated spirit there since 1815, using water drawn from nearby Loch Uigeadail. Ardbeg Day itself began as a modest open day and grew into a global celebration. Fans now travel from around the world to visit each spring. Auriverdes was built for that crowd, a limited, playful release wrapped in the distillery's gold and green livery. It was designed to be opened and enjoyed on the day itself. What makes Ardbeg Auriverdes different is its cask treatment. Ardbeg matured the spirit in refill bourbon casks fitted with specially toasted heads, a technique the distillery rarely uses elsewhere. That extra toasting pushes deeper caramel and brown sugar notes into the whisky. Dark chocolate and espresso sit alongside classic Ardbeg peat smoke and ash. Cinnamon and dried fruit add warmth on the palate, while a faint earthy peat note keeps things grounded. Poured neat, Ardbeg Auriverdes opens with brine and a whiff of ash before the sweeter notes take over. Cream and a touch of floral honey soften the smoke, while fresh fruit lingers under the surface. It is a bigger, sweeter cousin to the standard Ardbeg Ten. It was built for fans who already know the distillery's smoky style. Ardbeg made only a limited batch for Ardbeg Day 2014, so bottles now sit firmly in collector territory. For anyone who loves peated Scotch whisky, it remains a fascinating one-off.