Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Volume: 700ml / ABV: 57.1%

Powerfully peaty and immensely satisfying, Ardbeg's Corryvreckan is what happens when the distillery of Islay's Kildalton Coast aims to make a whisky with a particularly medicinal style than its usual expressions. Aptly named after a nearby whirlpool, Corryvreckan is an intense dram that we simply love.

As a replacement for the much-loved 1990 Airigh nam Beist, Ardbeg Corryvreckan had some pretty big shoes to fill, but the good news is that this is a belter, winning World's Best Single Malt Whisky at the World Whisky Awards 2010 and Best No Age Statement Scotch from Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.

Tasting Note

Nose

Sticking plasters, buttery, creamy, roast chicken crisps, herbal, almost a hint of pine.

Palate

Cream, spices, tingling, fresh fruit, medicinal, plasters, Clementines. Orange peels.

Finish

Salty, more medicinal, smoked meats, peat is fleeting, tarmac, chilli, salt.