The smoke vocabulary · Comparison 01
Ardbeg 10/Highland Park 12
Official flavour wording compared; production and cask facts are kept separate.
Documented wording
Shared
SMOKE · CITRUS · PEAT
Only Ardbeg 10
TAR · LEMON-LIME · FRUIT · SEA · BRINE · BANANA
Only Highland Park 12
HONEY · ORANGE · CAKE · SPICE · PEPPER
Six flavour dimensions
Peat & smoke
Ardbeg 10
SMOKE · TAR · PEAT
Highland Park 12
PEAT · SMOKE
Fresh fruit
Ardbeg 10
CITRUS · LEMON-LIME · FRUIT · BANANA
Highland Park 12
CITRUS · ORANGE
Sherry & dried fruit
Ardbeg 10
Silent in the official notes
Highland Park 12
CAKE
Vanilla & oak
Ardbeg 10
Silent in the official notes
Highland Park 12
HONEY
Spice & pepper
Ardbeg 10
Silent in the official notes
Highland Park 12
SPICE · PEPPER
Maritime & salt
Ardbeg 10
SEA · BRINE
Highland Park 12
Silent in the official notes
Production / cask
- cask
- Bourbon. Non chill-filtered. Source
- age
- 10 years Source
- abv
- 46% Source
- region
- Islay, Scotland Source
Ardbeg 10
- cask
- To create the well-rounded character of the 12 year old, we harmonise whiskies matured in hand-selected, first-fill, sherry-seasoned European and American oak casks, which together deliver its main flavour profile of spicy-sweetness and mellow warmth. Additional refill casks round out the powerful notes from the first-fill casks, resulting in a classic, versatile whisky that’s always finely balanced. Source
- age
- 12 years Source
- abv
- 40% Source
- region
- Orkney, Scotland Source
Highland Park 12
Official statements
Ardbeg 10
On the nose, aromas of smoky fruit and zesty lemon and lime are chased by the tang of bold menthol and tarry rope. With water, an oceanic minerality brings a breath of cool, briny sea spray.
Tags: smoke · tar · citrus · lemon-lime · fruit · sea · brine
An explosion of crackling peaty flavours is followed by the tastes of a wave of brine infused with smooth buttermilk and ripe bananas.
Tags: peat · banana · brine
The palate is coated with the essence of dry espresso and chewy peat oils in the long smoky finish.
Tags: peat · smoke
Highland Park 12
As invigorating as the Orkney breeze. Fresh, clean and floral on the nose, with heathered honey and a touch of citrus.
Tags: citrus · honey
Sweet and spicy on the palate, with toasty notes of burnt orange, jasmine and fruitcake.
Tags: orange · cake · spice
A long finish with peppery spice, woody notes and orange zest, and the subtle, aromatic kick of smoke that you only get from Orkney heathered peat.
Tags: peat · smoke · citrus · orange · pepper · spice