Ardbeg Supernova returns 2014 雅柏 2014 限量版 太空陳釀實驗 (700ml 55%)~ 當2011年雅柏將威士忌送上外太空,這支實驗酒日前在萬眾期待下回到了地球同時,另一項令大家引領期盼的Ardbeg酒款也重回雅柏酒廠。 為慶祝雅柏威士忌「太空陳釀實驗」計畫成功返抵地球,雅柏酒廠特別推出Ardbeg Supernova 2014限量版,繼於2009及2010年推出第一版及第二版的Ardbeg Supernova,Ardbeg Supernova向來以最重泥煤味受到全球Ardbeg粉絲瘋狂喜愛。今日,Ardbeg Supernova 2014限量款再度發表,維持著100ppm重度泥煤味,並加入於雪莉桶陳釀的酒液,為這款強烈的威士忌帶來與過往不同層次的細膩風味。 Ardbeg Supernova 2014限量版擁有於雪莉桶陳年的酒液,擁有更多豐富層次,在強烈辛香料下,甜蜜口感卻更為提昇。綠松針葉的香氣、海風氣息及豐沛煙燻香味,柔順溫暖的引燃強烈胡椒薄荷與圍繞著藥水調性的泥煤煙燻味,綿延不絶於無盡宇宙散發。Ardbeg Supernova 2014限量版酒精濃度為55%。 |
ARDBEG Supernova returns 2014 Tasting Note ~ Nose: Big mulchy peat, with sweetness and brine. There are some soured cream notes, with grassiness and a touch of herbal mint. More savoury herbal notes come in, along with coal smoke and burning seaweed. There’s also a bit of straw and hay, adding to a decently farmy background. Palate: Softer than the nose suggests, at least at first. Gentle, sweet orange peel starts, but intensifies with charred peel, mint leaf, damp earth and pungently sweet peat smoke. Liquorice notes sneak in behind, with ferns, TCP and brine. Dark chocolate bitterness is joined by a hint of cherry fruit, with rich loam and wood smoke adding a dryness. Finish: Sweet smoke – both peat and wood – dark chocolate and ashy touches. Menthol hints linger. Comment: It may be quite light in colour and relatively fresh on the nose, but it’s still a beast. There are darker notes underneath the initial feisty smoke, and a fair whack amount of complexity. It’s Ardbeg looking fondly back on the crazy days of the late noughties. |