Ardbeg will release their 2016 Ardbeg Day Limited Edition bottle on 1 June 2016.
The initial release notes are as follows:
“Its colour is that of copper stills in moonlight. Its nose – dark chocolate, rich treacle toffee and distant bonfires – betrays a secret: a clandestine meeting of Ardbeg matured in ex-Bourbon casks and a heart matured in dark sherry casks. Hints of pepper spice and zesty lime lure you in. Smouldering charcoal and wood polish flit across the palate, with raisins, dates and ginger emerging from the shadows of tarry creosote. Echoes of cured smoked ham and squid ink noodles signal the arrival of a long spicy aftertaste. Take this whisky and hide it well; For it is Ardbeg’s darkest spirit ever.”
Ardbeg Dark Cove is a non-age statement bottling which was matured in a combination of ex-bourbon and dark sherry casks. Dark Cove will be bottled at 46%, and will have the usual Ardbeg packaging that includes a gift box. Still it will be a limited edition release with many less bottles available than the previous Perpetuum and Auriverdes Limited Edition.
Since Ardbeg Dark Cove is said to be Ardbeg’s darkest spirit ever, the theme of this year’s Arbeg celebrations will change from Day to Night.