AROMA: Earthy, dusty, and slightly biscuity on the nose, this is a most curious Ardbeg, almost from an alternative universe. The sooty/tarry notes are clear but restrained, and are balanced  out by some silky vanilla. Water opens up a myriad of herbal and floral notes- smoked  vetiver root, aniseed, fennel, chrysanthemum and jasmine, to name but a few.

TASTE: The mouthfeel is peppery and warming, and precedes an explosion of fiery, spicy flavours – chili – flavoured chocolate, bitter sweet mocha, briar wood, birch tar, ground black  pepper and smoked artichokes.

FINISH: The sooty/tarry notes build up to a crescendo of rich, smoky flavours, with an incredible, lingering aftertaste of charcoal bitter almonds and molasses.

The name, Anamorphic, is inspired by a whisky that appears to MORPH and shift between 4 worlds of flavour, Our unique “high mocha” cask treatment  process leads to a multidimensional dram  that morphs between 4 elements SWEET | SMOKY | HERBAL | SPICY …All seamlessly merging in a mesmerising  taste experience. As enigmas wrapped up in conundrums go, this takes Ardbeg to a whole new level

WE’VE TURNED ARDBEG UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT…

First, we remove the cask heads and score them very deeply, in order to  expose more surface  area of the wood.

Then, we heavily toast them in a very intense, and particularly precise infra-red process. The cask ends are incredibly thick, so they can withstand this concentrated treatment.

Next, we expose the casks to flames, aggressively charring the inside of barrels before filling them with glorious Ardbeg new make spirit and trusting them to take care of it whilst it  matures…

We’ve turned Ardbeg upside down and inside out! Tempering those familiar briny overtones, ramping up hidden chocolaty sweetness and magnifying sensations of mocha, this is Ardbeg, but not as we know it.