The iconic Islay malt whisky, Ardbeg announced today, by popular demand, the launch of a second edition of Ardbeg Supernova – SN2010 – to be released on 31st May 2010. This limited edition release, with its explosive smoky flavours and very high peating level is some 40% more peaty than the distillery’s renowned and already very heavily peated flagship – Ardbeg Ten Years Old.
It follows the worldwide success of the first Ardbeg Supernova released in 2009 which was test launched first as a limited bottling for the distillery’s fan club the Ardbeg Committee (where it sold out online in under two hours!) followed by a wider market release. The 2009 edition also won the prestigious accolade of ‘Best Scotch Whisky of the Year’ in Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible.
Ardbeg SN2010 has the same very high peat levels as the 2009 release but a higher strength at 60.1% ABV and deeper, earthier character. Hamish Torrie, Brand Director Ardbeg said, “The limited supplies of Ardbeg SN2010 coupled with the anticipated high levels of interest in this whisky, we expect it may not be available for long!”
Dr Bill Lumsden, Head of Distilling and Whisky Creation commented, “We believe with Ardbeg SN2010 that we have created a compelling whisky which will again, like the 2009 release, both delight and challenge those looking for an out-of-this-world whisky experience. With its hot, sizzling and gristy sensations that effervesce and explode on the tongue followed by a powerful peaty punch, this is truly yet another galactic explosion of aromas. The intensity of flavours is Ardbeg at its most powerful and peaty and yet we always have that delightful layered, sweet complexity that makes Ardbeg such a sensational dram!”
Ardbeg SN2010 will be available in limited quantities online at www.ardbeg.com and at specialist whisky shops around the world from 31st May at a price of around £80.00.
