ARDBEG EUREKA! COMMITTEE RELEASE
SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY
ISLAY, SCOTLAND
To celebrate 25 years of the beloved Ardbeg Committee — that passionate fraternity of single-malt adventurers — Dr. Bill Lumsden, aka the Willy Wonka of Whisky, has gone and outdone himself. Again.
And folks, the last Committee release sold out in a matter of hours … and at under $85 a bottle this one is sure to do the same, so you’re going to want to hop on this STAT.
Eureka emerged from top-secret deliberations in a hidden corner of the distillery, where select Committee members gathered one mystical Ardbeg Day to help create the ultimate Committee bottling. The result does this milestone proud, offering exactly the kind of one-of-a-kind single malt that keeps Ardbeggians coming back for more.
The good doctor has bottled some magic here. The nose is as intricate and layered as you'd expect: cherry and juicy red apple notes segue to caramel-infused coffee grounds and cocoa powder, with the restrained smoke of heather bonfire and hand-rolled sweet tobacco haunting the background. On the palate, you can taste the influence of the Pedro Ximénez Sherry and Bourbon casks it matured in — they bring an explosion of sweet flavors (nut toffee brittle, raisin fudge, dark fruits) while building to a magnificent complexity. Salted crispy seaweed and chicory create a welcome drying sensation, and the robust 52.2% ABV (104.4 proof) lends everything additional depth and power. The finish? Long and chewy, with sweet treacle toffee aniseed spice, coal tar soap, and those wonderful burning embers that seem to go on forever.
From Ardbeg, the enfant terrible of Islay, we've come to expect the unexpected, the sublime, the unforgettable. If you’ve yet to try one of these heady creations, you're in for a major treat. And if you're already an Ardbeggian, you know: nobody but nobody makes single malts like this, with this distinction, this singularity, this complex deliciousness. Secure your bottles today!