Ardbeg "2000" Silver Seal / 62.2% / 0.7l
- Silver Seal was founded in 2000. Before that, it was known as Sestante, which in turn was established in 1979. Massimo Righi bought both brands in 2010 after being on search for whisky barrels to supply the label since 2008.
Product description
Silver Seal Whisky Company, an Italian company operating since 2000, is considered the successor to the legendary Sestante, established in 1979.
Massimo Righi acquired the rights to both brands in 2010, after, as he admits, building up a two-year stockpile of whiskies. In recent years, there has been a lot of activity in the Silver Seal range, and the excellent selection of casks has earned the company a great reputation. Ardbeg “2000” is a single cask edition limited to 330 bottles. The whisky is offered at cask strength, 62.2% abv and unchill-filtered. Ardbeg Distillery, the Cinderella of the 20th century, has achieved cult status in the new century. It is currently (2021) the third most popular single malt on Islay, with sales of around 1.8 million bottles.
Nose : peat smoke and ash, iodine, damp sand and shells, smoked seafood, lemon pepper, vanilla, nut shells, green apples, and traces of tarred ropes.
Palate : smoky, slightly alcoholic, green apples, peaches, lemon peel, vanilla, caramel, salted peanuts, licorice, traces of tobacco, lemongrass and a pinch of pepper.
Finish: long, with notes of peat smoke, sea salt, vanilla, milk fudge, lemon peel, cigar ash and iodine.