Ardbeg Supernova

How it drinks

Sight

Pale gold; oily legs at cask strength

Nose

The most heavily peated Ardbeg ever released — peat ppm reportedly over 100. An absolute peat bomb — but still recognizably Ardbeg. Intense, almost weaponized phenolic smoke. Tar, creosote, burning rubber, and bonfire. Then — the Ardbeg paradox at its most extreme — underneath the nuclear peat: lemon, lime, vanilla, and smoked honey. Maritime iodine and seaweed. The nose is simultaneously terrifying and fascinating

Palate

Supernova-level peat intensity. The phenolic ppm are off the scale, delivering a wave of smoke, tar, and ash that is beyond any standard peated whisky. Yet the Ardbeg DNA persists — citrus brightness (lemon, lime), vanilla sweetness, and dark chocolate emerge through the smoke. Maritime salt and iodine. At cask strength the delivery is monumental. Adding water is almost essential — it opens up honey, tropical fruit, and floral notes buried beneath the peat. A benchmark expression for extreme peat

Finish

Immensely long, smoke-dominated finish. Peat, tar, and ash persist for an extraordinary duration. Lemon zest and vanilla provide moments of brightness. The finish alone demonstrates why Ardbeg chose the name — this is a stellar explosion of peat. A collectors landmark and proof that the Ardbeg paradox scales to extremes

Tasting notes are AI-assisted and still being refined.