Ardbeg is teaming up with comic-book artist Tradd Moore to launch the limited-edition The Abyss single malt
Again in 2008, Arbeg launched a limited-edition model of its Corryvreckan whisky that it completed in French oak casks. The discharge was a favourite among the many Ardbeggian cult, choosing up close to legendary standing for many who have been in a position to get their arms on the valuable liquid. Now, the Islay distillery is bringing the one malt again underneath the title Ardbeg The Abyss, however after the Scotch spent a further 16 years in these French barrels.
At its coronary heart, Ardbeg The Abyss is a 34-year-old whisky created from 1989 spirit aged first in bourbon casks, then completed in “ultra-active,” closely toasted French oak barrels. It provides aromas of toasted marshmallows, tea leaves, roasted chestnut, sourdough, lemon balsam, and leather-based. The palate provides darkish chocolate, pecan nut toffee, previous leather-based, clove, ginger and a contact of treacle and creosote. The end finds Ardbeg’s famed smoke alongside oak tannins, hints of baked apple and aniseed.
The whisky will get its title from the whirlpool that lies to the north of Ardbeg’s Scottish island residence, the place Viking prince Breacan is alleged to have anchored his ship for 3 days and nights to win the hand of the Lord of the Isles’ daughter – but was misplaced to its watery depths. To deliver the story of the one malt to life, the distillery partnered with comic-book artist Tradd Moore, who reimagines the legend of the Corryvreckan whirlpool in a graphic novel set on ‘Planet Ardbeg’.
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Impressed by conventional diving and house fits, the bottle is available in a case impressed by the opposite worlds of house and sea. A porthole-style window within the entrance showcases the bottle and the graphic novel’s cowl. On one facet, a gauge measures the depth of flavors, whereas on the opposite facet one other gauge factors to the ABV. The bottle is adorned with the picture of a whirlpool and is topped by a silver cap etched with line drawings by Tradd.
“Ardbeg The Abyss is the stuff of Ardbeggian legend,” says Dr. Invoice Lumsden, Ardbeg’s Director of Whisky Creation. “Fashioned from the uncommon coronary heart of that authentic, sought-after 2008 restricted launch of Corryvreckan, this 34-year-old whisky has been transported by time into a brand new world of taste.”
Tradd provides: “After I visited Islay, the whole lot felt holistic: the island itself, the individuals, the tales. From visiting the whirlpool to attempting to swirl whisky within the glass, all of it felt interconnected. I’m a giant fan of mythology and as quickly as I heard the legend of Corryvreckan, I simply knew I needed to replicate The Abyss’s mysterious depths by means of the story of Prince Breacan. On his personal journey into thriller, he sees the abyss, enters the unknown and is swept up and shocked by what he finds…”
Simply 400 bottles of Ardbeg The Abyss might be made obtainable and are priced $27,500 every. They are often bought by way of Ardbeg.com, on the Distillery Customer Centre on Islay, and thru the Moët Hennessy Personal Consumer channel. For extra info, head over to the model’s official web site.
Final month, Ardbeg unveiled a brand new sequence of extremely limited-edition classic whiskies with the launch of Classic Y2K, in addition to their annual Feis Ile launch, Ardbeg Spectacular.
