Something weird has been going down in Islay.
The legendary purifier on the still – responsible for Ardbeg’s exalted balance – is nowhere to be seen.
And this whisky – Ardbeg Heavy Vapours – is the consequence. The familiar harmony between peat and floral fruitiness has been disrupted. What have risen are the untamed darker flavours and notes, gathering and filling the senses.
It is an ominous measure of dramatic, aromatic pungency. Heavy Vapours will rise.
This is the committee release bottled at a Non chill filtered 50.2%ABV.