The palate opens with chewy almond-nougat notes, plus toothsome vanilla bean. What starts as a modest amount of peat smoke turns to billowing embers with repeated sips: think vanilla-cream pie sitting in a smokehouse.
Ardbeg Anthology 'The Harpy's Tale' 13 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml
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The Harpy's Tale A marriage of whisky matured in sweet Sauternes wine casks, together with classic Ardbeg aged in ex-bourbon casks. Notes of smoked lemon peel soar alongside balsamic vinegar, before fresh apricots roll and bank into notes of tarry rope. First imagined only as a flight of fantasy, this is a spirit that achieves the ultimate equilibrium between sweetness and smoke. A rare beast Ardbeg indeed. Locals were getting twitchy about mysterious disappearances... There's an appetite for all things rare at Ardbeg. Dugga, Head Warehouseman and novice ornithologist, lays claimto the rarest of encounters whilst tracking down the supposedly winged culprit of an undergarment theft. Believing it to be a resident golden eagle nicking the knickers, he set up the Mull of Oa to crack the case. But ehat transpired was a meeting far rarer than any feathered fowl... Binoculars and bottle safely stowed, the eagle-eyed Dugga lay in wait. Suddenly, a shrill screech pierced the air and without warning a wingtip revealed itself. 'The folk back at the Distillery are never going to believe me,' he thought. And he was right. It was no eagle. It was a Harpy. The head of a human and the body of an eagle, it's said to control storms with the flap of its wings. But as we now know, it's more interested in hosiery than hurricanes. Returning to the Distillery, a bottle of Ardbeg lighter, his story remains just as unbelievable to this very day... Whisky matured in sought-after Sauternes wine casks meets Ardbeg matured in classic ex-bourbon. Bottled in tribute to the lesser-spotted Islay creature, The Harpy's Tale is the first delicious edition in the Ardbeg Anthology Collection.
Product Specs
| Alcohol by Volume | 46.0% |
| Country of Origin | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
| UPC | 081753838720 |
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What critics and judges wrote
Tangy citrus fruit dances with smoky peat while a hint of medicinal smoke adds depth. Palate is perfumed, with a refreshing finish of peppermint.
The nose kicks off with a cloud of sawdust, which soon opens up to orange peel, Orange & Creme Creme Savers, vanilla frosting, and a splash of pickle juice. The palate has fantastic texture …
Tasting Notes
Flavor profile
How strongly each flavor family shows up across 4 notes from 4 publications, weighted by source.
- Herbal & greenunsweetened black iced tea, peppermintLight
- Fruityorange peel, candied orange, Lemonhead candies, lemon rind, Tangy citrus fruitClear
- Sweetvanilla frosting, Creme Savers, peanut butter cup, nougat, toothsome vanilla beanClear
- Oak & malta cloud of sawdust, trail mix, peanut shells, that initial wood, almondClear
- Smokepeat smoke, billowing embers, sitting in a smokehouse, smoky peat, medicinal smokeClear
- SpicecinnamonLight
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