Single Malt
Ardbeg, Single Malt 25YO 46%, Islay
Ardbeg, Single Malt 25YO 46%, Islay is a single malt from Ardbeg. It is distilled by Ardbeg and bottled at 46% ABV.
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Ardbeg
- ABV
- 46%
At a glance
- Producer
- Ardbeg
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Ardbeg
- ABV
- 46%
Taste & aroma
The producer describes: “The finish: A long, mellow, lingering aftertaste, with lots of cream, fudge and delicate antiseptic notes.” (source)
Flavour notes identified from the producer’s tasting description (mapped to WhatDrink flavour guides — not necessarily the producer’s exact words):
Ardbeg, Single Malt 25YO 46%, Islay — questions
- What is the ABV?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt 25YO 46%, Islay's abv is 46%.
- Which distillery produces it?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt 25YO 46%, Islay's distillery is Ardbeg.
- What style of whiskey is this?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt 25YO 46%, Islay's whiskey style is single malt.
How it compares with other Ardbeg bottles
Exact-product differences from governed facts present on both bottles, plus flavour-node differences mapped separately from each producer tasting note. Missing facts are not inferred.
- ABV — this bottle
- 46%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 40%
Single Malt 25YO 46% and Single Malt 17YO differ on abv: 46% vs 40%. Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt 25YO 46% maps to Cream, while Single Malt 17YO maps to Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
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Cream
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Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky
Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt 25YO 46% maps to Cream, while Single Malt Corryvreckan Committee Reserve maps to Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
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Cream
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Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper
Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt 25YO 46% maps to Cream, while Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO maps to Smoky in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
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Cream
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Smoky
Single Malt 25YO 46%'s producer note adds Cream as distinctive mapped flavour signals.
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Cream
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Style context — Single Malt Scotch
WhatDrink style-level reference data for Single Malt Scotch. These are typical relationships for the style, not measured facts about this exact bottle.
What Single Malt Scotch means
Single Malt Scotch Whisky is Scotch Whisky made at one distillery from water and malted barley without other cereals, using batch distillation in pot stills.
How Single Malt Scotch is generally made
Made from malted barley at a single Scottish distillery, fermented, distilled usually in copper pot stills, and matured in oak casks.
Style-level production context only. The exact-product production section above takes precedence where available.
Flavours associated with Single Malt Scotch
Style reference only. The producer tasting section above is the authority for flavours stated about this bottle.
Food pairings for Single Malt Scotch
General style pairing references — not a claim that this exact bottle was tested with these foods.
Glassware for Single Malt Scotch
- Glencairn Glass
Style-level serving context, not a producer instruction for this bottle.
Part of WhatDrink's Whiskey guide.