Ardbeg 17 Year Old 2024 Committee Release

Refined Islay single malt aged 17 years, bottled at 40% with a faithful return to the original recipe. Balmy, medicinal peat with notes of tar, oak, smoky malt and mineral brightness. Ardbeg Committee Exclusive Islay Single Malt Scotch 17 year old 40% ABV Nose: Fresh and clean, with hints of pine resin, aniseed, sea spray and lavender soap—very gentle, very restrained, and rather elegant for an Ardbeg. With water, a distinctive flinty minerality emerges, along with subtle hints of sweet peat smoke, malted Palate: Silky and creamy on the palate, a harmonious parade of aniseed toffee, café latte and fennel. Peat smoke sits in the background, restrained yet persistent, with delicate malt. The finish reveals chewy oak, cocoa powder and tar, leaving a subtle an Finish: The peat smoke is present, but in a very restrained manner, and leads into a lingering aftertaste with chewy oak, cocoa powder and tar.