Ardbeg Dark Cove Review

What “dark” means is anyone’s guess, because ardbeg isn’t saying. Nose peat, dark earthy fruit and malt, spice, toffee and light notes of nuts, tire rubber, char, cocoa, apples and fruit tarts.

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Ardbeg / islay / malt / peat / scotch / sherry / single malt.

Ardbeg dark cove review. This past one was more like christmas. I personally think this will be launched then (just like ardbeg perpetuum last year), but other people seem to think it could be a new addition to the core range as well. I’m off up to glasgow tomorrow before heading over to islay for the feis on friday… therefore now seems the perfect time to review the 2016 ardbeg feis ile release, dark cove.

Ardbeg dark cove vs dark(er) cove. At first meaty, earthy and spicy, with bold notes of dark chocolate emerging against orange, treacle toffee, coffee and oak, a. Today we do a review and tasting of ardbeg dark cove single malt scotch whisky.check out the instagram account @whiskey_marketing_school** can i donate a whi.

Ardbeg 'dark cove' committee release. The scotch in the glass, dark cove has a golden appearance and a scent that is oily, salty and smoky, putting the creosote up front. Ardbeg dark cove tasting notes at 46.5% abv.

Gingery notes, nutmeg and seaweed. Proves nas whiskies can be superb. A combination of the ardbeg typical peat smoke and a fruit cocktail of blackcurrant, blackberry, sweet cherry and strawberry.

The slick marketing tagline for dark cove declared this the “darkest ardbeg yet” due to aging in “dark sherry” refill casks. Continue reading ardbeg dark cove review → No age statement is included, per the norm.

(100ml review sample) thanks laura! Ardbeg day is just around the corner again, which means it’s time to shake off the autumn blues (or dust off your spring hat if you’re in the northern hemisphere) and gear. If you’re here just to read the review on the dark cove release, scroll further down.

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Creosote and a sneaker store at first, followed by hints of burnt meat and light vanilla. Ardbeg dark cove review in scotch whiskey reviews by may 24, 2016 leave a comment may 28 th 2016, better known as ardbeg day, or ‘ ardbeg night ’ as it will be called this year, is nearly upon us and whisky enthusiasts the world over are anxiously awaiting the official release of this year’s special commemorative bottling… I was invited to lunch with brendan mccarron, head of maturing whisky stocks at ardbeg and glenmorangie, to sample ardbeg’s 2016 committee release, the dark cove.

The peaty smoke merges with the sherry casks. Dominated by a weird taste of cardboard. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast.

The whisky is then bottled, unfiltered, at 46.5% abv. Saying this is the darkest ardbeg ever (which is always very pale in color) is a bit like me. Ardbeg day is coming 28th of may, during feis ile 2016.

Your review hits the nail on the head. Onto ardbeg dark cove, which ‘pays homage to the shadowy past of ardbeg’s coastline’ that was, no doubt, rife with smugglers and so forth. Today’s review is for ardbeg’s dark cove bottling for the 2016 ardbeg day celebration.

@ nav26, the 55% abv ardbeg dark cove is actually quite similar to the first two bottles of l10 151 uigeadail which i consumed, and the bottle # 1 reviewed in a tale of two uigeadails. The maltings was closed in 1977, so ardbegs casked before the late 1970s should still exhibit that old characteristic tar and smoke. But the dark cove is one of the best of them.

Something to do with olden times, pirates, coves, smuggling. Opting to focus on the dark and often romanticized days of the past when whiskies would need to be smuggled to be enjoyed, the theme of this year’s release is ardbeg night. This hearkens back to before the official founding of the distillery in 1815, specifically to a time when excise men from the government found and raided the secret cove from.

It’s a pleasant aroma and i’m quite content to sit here and sniff away. We sampled the committee release, however there may be a few bottles of the lower 46% abv still lingering on store shelves. Read my review of ardbeg dark cove

A lovely expression from ardbeg with none of the acetic acid or ethyl acetate notes found in some nas and young whiskies. Ardbeg’s annual limited editions arrive with names and livery that are more exuberant than the distillery’s core range. Taking place under cover of darkness, ardbeg night will mark the launch of dark cove, which ardbeg describes as their “darkest ardbeg ever” specifically in terms of color.

The name dark cove refers to the illegal distilling and smuggling which occurred in the past near the distillery. Ardbeg “dark cove” taking a page from the illicit beginnings of whisky production in a long ago scotland, the 2016 committee release by ardbeg is called the dark cove. A mix of fruits, smoke and spice.

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