Duality Blended Malt Whisky CB
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Compass Box (CB) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2023 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Ex-Bourbon & PX Sherry Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
as simple as 1+1, almost elementary, and yet immediately appealing. I’m finding it very pure, very obvious in the best way, with a little lemon and custard, and then an ashy/coastal smokiness mixed with raw malt and, indeed, some kelp. A thin nose, yet a great nose. With water: fresh bread and a gingery smoke
restaurant Palate
very different, there’s perhaps a little too much spicy oak for me in the arrival. A little too much caraway, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves for Ardbeg, at times it feels like some two-year-old American craft whiskey, really. Not that it’s bad, quite the opposite, it’s just kind of lost lost a wee chunk of the brand’s DNA, as they say in London. With water: rather better, water brings out more Ardbegness
timer Finish
better, fresher, lemony, smoky, rather gentle. Very nice spicy grapefruits in the aftertaste, as well as more spicy tannins again