Ardbeg 19 år gamle Traigh Van Batch 5

Traigh Bhan (pronounced tri-van) is a small-batch whisky named after the vista over a beach known as Singing Sands. Here the soft sands emit a gentle audible hum as they shift with the wind and tides.

Matured in a combination of oloroso and ex-bourbon cask, Batch 5 of this widely respected release can be summed up as having notes of sweet mango, maple bacon and soot. 

Ardbeg's tasting note:

Nose: Perfumed aromas of luscious tropical fruit flow on the breeze, while curious notes of herbal incense and smoke follow closely behind. Menthol lozenge and saddle soap laps over charred green pepper, before smoked mango, guava and coconut mingle in an effervescing top note.

Palate: A creamy mouthfeel leads the way into a crashing symphony of herbal, spicy flavours. Smoked maple cured bacon, charcoal, white pepper and clove rush forth amid gentle overtones of the outdoors in wood smoke and sea spray.

Finish: A satisfyingly long finish welcomes more tropical notes, with fragrant heather, warm toffee and smoked butter on the horizon.