Ardbeg Ten Year Old Mentzendorff

Ardbeg Ten Year Old MentzendorffArdbeg Ten Years Old is a very special bottling for the Ardbeg distillery as it is the first non chill filtered whisky in the Ardbeg range. Chill filtering isn't a bad thing, in fact it created real consistency of product when the whisky industry was a little more 'hap hazard' than it is today. Ardbeg Ten Years Old is whisky with none of the goodness taken out and as good as straight from the cask. The Ardbeg distillery was established in 1815 and

the nose is beautifully delineated with very fine

and characterful with classic varietal raspberry fruit and juicy acidity on the finish

a certain nuttiness and a hint of honey supporting the freshness of the acidity

the House starts by identifying plots’ wines from the current and previous years that will together convey all possible types of fruit expression

Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks

vinous palate which stays fresh

The nose is fresh with classic botrytis marmalade and ripe nectarine and melon

Merlot (40%)

Tanquerary No 10 Gin is flavoured with fresh botanicals and hints of citrus

fruity and chocolatey palate is lifted by a violet perfume and the texture is well balanced with ripe

The grapes are hand harvested at the end of October

in Valpolicella and Garda