Ardbeg "Eureka!" tasting notes
Apr. 27th, 2025 10:37 pmArdbeg "Eureka!" Committee Release NAS OB 75cl 52.2% ABV
A marriage of PX sherry casks combined with roasted malt spirit matured in bourbon casks
Time code L2531147 01/10/2024

Color: amber.
Nose: smoke, rosin, fresh bread, wet newspaper, coal, tar soap, paint thinner, roasted nuts, salted fish, peat, ash, seaweed salad, oranges, electrical tape, red apples, cherries, pomegranates, chalk, pine needles, popcorn, roasted meat, tea, talc powder.
Taste: toffee, smoke, ash, peat, a bit of iodine, peanuts, toasted bread, red currants, dark chocolate, raisins, lots of cherries, coffee, lemon zest, tobacco, pepper, buckwheat, licorice.
Finish: cocoa, tobacco, chocolate, pepper, smoke, peat, lemons, bread, buckwheat, salt, popcorn, ash, tooth powder.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a rather unusual Ardbeg with some interesting bready notes. Not exactly a groundbreaking release, but I am quite happy with it, especially considering the price. It has been a long time since a Committee bottling cost around $80. Thanks for the ABV, even though it is most likely not a cask strength whisky. 87/100. Well done.
A marriage of PX sherry casks combined with roasted malt spirit matured in bourbon casks
Time code L2531147 01/10/2024

Color: amber.
Nose: smoke, rosin, fresh bread, wet newspaper, coal, tar soap, paint thinner, roasted nuts, salted fish, peat, ash, seaweed salad, oranges, electrical tape, red apples, cherries, pomegranates, chalk, pine needles, popcorn, roasted meat, tea, talc powder.
Taste: toffee, smoke, ash, peat, a bit of iodine, peanuts, toasted bread, red currants, dark chocolate, raisins, lots of cherries, coffee, lemon zest, tobacco, pepper, buckwheat, licorice.
Finish: cocoa, tobacco, chocolate, pepper, smoke, peat, lemons, bread, buckwheat, salt, popcorn, ash, tooth powder.
Score: 8 ¾. Better than good. +2+2+1.
Conclusion: a rather unusual Ardbeg with some interesting bready notes. Not exactly a groundbreaking release, but I am quite happy with it, especially considering the price. It has been a long time since a Committee bottling cost around $80. Thanks for the ABV, even though it is most likely not a cask strength whisky. 87/100. Well done.