Ardbeg Announces Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch Two
Ardbeg has announced Traigh Bhan Batch Two, a 19 year old single malt that’s been matured in American oak & Oloroso sherry casks and released annually in small batches.
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan has subtle differences in flavour profile from year to year, and Batch Two will feature a higher proportion of 1st-fill Bourbon casks compared to Batch One.
Official tasting notes describe Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch Two as having aromas of “sweet wood smoke, tart crème fraîche, savoury fennel, celeriac and roasted tea leaves.” On the palate, “an intensely salty mouthfeel shifts like the tides into soothing medicinal notes, followed by salted peanut brittle, smoked pineapple and lime juice. Waves of aniseed lap over the palate, before rich fudge, birch tar and peat smoke crash down wildly.” It ends with “savoury and smoky notes colliding in a sharp, intense, yet satisfyingly long finish.”
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch Two is bottled NCF (non-chill filtered) at 46.2% ABV and will be available beginning in September at a suggested retail price of $300.
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