[MM-MALTS-L] Ardbeg Supernova

[Ho-cheng Yao]

Just taste this one today. Agree 100% with Davin,
I like it a lot, probably 91~92 points. From the nosing, not that peaty than
I thought. actually quite easy with some fresh fruity note. but when you
taste it straight, it's like a bomb exposure in your mouth. and turned to be
nice and gentle finish. With some water you'll pick up more standard Ardbeg
malty note.

There should be a commercial bottling release available in May, same batch,
but with green label. If you missed the committee one, don't miss the one
later, and I think there might be a possibility that this one would be a
standard release in the future. The 1990 Airigh Nam Beist has come to an
end, and would probably replaced with a later vintage.

Ho-cheng


2009/2/2 Ralph Katzenell <ralphoosh at 012.net.il>

>
> Now that's surprising. I shall have to make that extra effort to get a
> tasting. Some reconsideration could well be in place here. But since it came
> out, I've been so happy with batch after batch of the Oogie, and this
> doesn't sound like its replacement.
> Ralph
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Davin de Kergommeaux
> Date: Sunday, February 1, 2009 21:12
> Subject: Re: [MM-MALTS-L] Ardbeg Supernova
> To: MaltManiacs operated former 'MALT-L' Whisky List
>
> > Ralph and all,<BR>>
> > Here are notes I got from Luca Chichizola reviewing the Supernova:
> >
> > Well, I have just had my first dram of Ardbeg Supernova... Still no
> > definitive tasting notes (I prefer to try it again a few times), but
> > here are my first impressions...
> >
> > I was expecting a wild beast, a true hurricane, a blast of peat.
> > Something so powerful that it might grow (more) hair on my chest,
> > something so brutal that even one sip might make weak ones faint.
> >
> > Not so.
> >
> > Actually, I found it much more delicate than expected. Even drinkable
> > at cask strength without the unpleasant feeling of licking freshly
> > laid tar on a road. Of course, with water it improves and
> > becomes even
> > smoother, but it surprised me in being much less aggressive than,
> > let's say, the Very Young Ardbeg.
> >
> > Can you feel the 100ppm peat? Actually I think there either is a
> > saturation level, or taste and smell works like other senses like
> > hearing and vision: doubling the ppm does not result in double an
> > impact on the palate and nose (our senses are logarithmic, in
> > case you
> > didn't know). So, it actually is only slightly more peaty and smoky
> > than other young Ardbeg cask strength expressions. I have no
> > comparison with the Octomore, which I have never had an occasion to
> > taste. But I slightly prefer it to the PC7, for example (which
> > is a
> > bit astringent and butyric, IMHO).
> >
> > Compared to the Very Young/Still Young/Almost There/Renaissance, I
> > found the Supernova "cleaner": less organic, green, vegetal notes.
> > Much more straightforward, purer, and very smooth (though certainly
> > not wimpy!). Very Ardbeg, of course. Alas, it's also very simple...
> > and that is its main "fault". But not unpleasant at all, far from
> > that: actually better than the majority of most modern peat monsters.
> >
> > Davin
> > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:42 AM, john marrinan
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > There's some tasting notes on Spirit of Islay for this one.
> > Gordon loves, needless to say.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 3:48 AM, Jeff Kinzli
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> I got the card, too. I checked in with my local supplier,
> > they said
> > >> $125US per bottle. So, I figured I'd hold off. Sounds
> > interesting, but
> > >> I'm not sure I want a whole bottle at 100ppm!
> > >>
> > >> -J
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 10:25, Ralph Katzenell
> > wrote:
> > >> > Well, I've had my Committee member postcard from Ardbeg,
> > all about the Ardbeg Supernova test launch at 100 ppm. No advice
> > or return form as to how to go about purchasing. Its a moot
> > point, as 100 ppm might be just a wee bitty on the high side for me.
> > >> >
> > >> > But can anyone post some notes on this?
> > >> >
> > >> > Ralph
> > >> >
> > >> >
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