Ardbeg Alligator

This single malt whisky got its name from the charring process. The casks were charred at grade 4, which is the highest grade, meaning they were charred inside for four minutes. After this procedure, the resulting charred inner wall of the casks looks like an alligator skin.

Nose: strong peat smoke combined with ginger and white chocolate
Taste: warm and spicy with peat smoke, leather and a hint of chocolate
Finish: long and enduring with coffee and ginger

This single malt whisky got its name from the charring process. The casks were charred at grade 4, which is the highest grade, meaning they were charred inside for four minutes. After this procedure, the resulting charred inner wall of the casks looks like an alligator skin.

Nose: strong peat smoke combined with ginger and white chocolate
Taste: warm and spicy with peat smoke, leather and a hint of chocolate
Finish: long and enduring with coffee and ginger

Details about this bottle Edit
3360
Ardbeg
Scotland, Islay
Single Malt Whisky
2011
51.2%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Heavily Charred American White Oak
Chill filtration - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 20 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Spices:
Oak:
Oak:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Fruit:
Herb:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Seaweed:
Maritime Notes:
Fruit:
Tobacco:
Spices:
Coffee:
Leather:
Maritime Notes:
Coffee:
Tobacco:
Cherry:
Leather:
Seaweed:
Cherry:
Pear:
Zitrus:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oil:
Herbs:
Ham:
Dark Chocolate:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Nuts:
Salt:
Heather:
Dark Chocolate:
Medicinal Smoke:
Oil:
Ham:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Lemon:
Vanilla:
Pear:
Salt:
Lemon:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Leather:
Leather:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Fruit:
Malt:
Fruit:
Oak:
Oak:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Zitrus:
Ginger:
Bonfire Smoke:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Bonfire Smoke:
Ginger:
Wheat:
Oil:
Orange:
Salt:
Coffee:
Chili:
Nuts:
Tropical Fruit:
Lemon:
Maritime Notes:
Dark Chocolate:
Maritime Notes:
Tropical Fruit:
Chili:
Lemon:
Oil:
Grapefruit:
Coffee:
Wheat:
Salt:
Orange:
Dark Chocolate:
Grapefruit:
Finish
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Tobacco:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Tobacco:
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Leather:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Leather:
Oil:
Sweet:
Mint:
Dark Chocolate:
Chili:
Salt:
Pepper:
Spices:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Salt:
Dark Chocolate:
Pepper:
Oil:
Chili:
Sweet:
Herbs:
Mint:
Maritime Notes:
Sherry:
Maritime Notes:

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