Ardbeg at It Again

Ardbeg has unveiled Ardbeg Dolce, a limited-edition release that channels the glamour of 1960s Italian cinema with an Ardbeggian twist.

Ardbeg Dolce brings together rare malt matured in Marsala dolce casks — the sweetest style of Sicily’s fortified wine — with classic bourbon-cask-matured Ardbeg. The result is a bold interplay of Mediterranean sweetness and Islay peat, amplifying Ardbeg’s signature “peaty paradox”. Aromas of sun-ripened orange and apricot lead into layers of dark chocolate, olive and savoury herbs, before soft smoke and salted nuts emerge on the palate.

“Uniting whisky matured in Marsala dolce casks and classic Ardbeg, Ardbeg Dolce is a dramatic blend of Mediterranean sweetness and Islay peat. Sweet notes of apricot, marmalade and dark chocolate rub shoulders with salty, smoky flavours and roasted nutty tones. Enjoy this limited edition in a Sicilian courtyard, on rain-drenched Scottish island or wherever you are. We think it’ll be an instant classic,” says Gillian Macdonald, Master Blender and Co-Chair of the Ardbeg Committee.

Ardbeg Dolce is available in store or online from Ardbeg Embassy retailers: Glengarry in Auckland, Regional Wines & Spirits in Wellington and Whisky Galore in Christchurch. RRP $180.