Stoic Drinker’s Notes
2017-07-18 | Good/Very Good

New Release: Ardbeg Ar7 Speciality Drinks Elements of Islay 56.3%

Ardbeg ARDBEG Ar7 SPECIALITY DRINKS ELEMENTS OF ISLAY 56.3%
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A distinctive deliciousness with a solid sherry cask finish. Ardbeg ARDBEG Ar7 SPECIALITY DRINKS ELEMENTS OF ISLAY 56.3% The aroma is sweet and strong with sherry notes, plum jam and raisins, bitter chocolate, fishy smoke, a faint metallic sensation and sharp peat. When drinking it is powerful and fragrant, still strong sherry, softly sweet jam-like quality, tightening woodiness, seaweed-like brininess and fish stock, a strong peat with sherry fruits in the long finish. [Good/Very Good] From Elements of Islay by Speciality Drinks (Whisky Exchange), this is the seventh release in the series - Ar7. As imagined from its color, the sherry notes are clearly felt right at the start of tasting. A sweet aroma with concentrated fruits like jam and chocolate-like qualities, with a unique sharp peatiness and smoke, as well as a slightly masked metallic sensation by the sherry. Softly sweet with drinkability, the tannic woodiness deepened the flavor. The umami of seafood and peat assertiveness, along with concentrated fruits, lingered long into the finish. A sherry cask whisky that will surely delight Ardbeg enthusiasts. #Ardbeg (ARDBEG)