Buy Ardbeg Corryvreckan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Online

Buy Ardbeg Corryvreckan Single Malt Scotch Whisky Online from KL Wine Merchants. The Strait of Corryvreckan, situated between the islands of Jura and Scarba off Scotland’s western coast, is one of the world’s most treacherous waterways. Strong Atlantic currents and unusual underwater topography create intense eddies and tidal flows of up to 9 knots. The Corryvreckan whirlpool generates powerful inflows that result in waves over 30 feet high, with its roar audible from over ten miles away.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan Single Malt Scotch Whisky embodies the intensity of its namesake whirlpool. “Heady, intense, and powerful,” describes Dr. Bill Lumsden, Ardbeg’s Head of Distilling and Master of Whisky Creation. Ardbeg Corryvreckan uses malted barley peated to approximately 50 phenol parts per million. The distillery mills and mashes the barley with water from Loch Uigeadail before fermenting it in Oregon pine washbacks. This process enhances the whisky’s richness. After 55 hours of fermentation, the wash undergoes double distillation in copper pot stills, featuring a unique purification process that results in a fresh, malty flavor.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan matures in a mix of used American and French oak casks and is bottled at 114 proof. Its aroma presents dark chocolate, linseed oil, dark cherries, and smoky peat. Thus evolving into notes of plums, black fruit, seaweed, and orange marmalade, with a long finish of chili peppers and chocolate. Whisky Advocate awarded the whisky 96 points and named it “Single Malt of the Year” in 2010. Whisky Magazine also recognized it as “The World’s Best Single Malt Whisky” that same year.