Ardbeg Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition is a non-age statement single malt released in 2022 through travel retail. It was matured in a combination of ex-American oak barrels and ex-manzanilla sherry casks from Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Bottled at 46% ABV in 1-liter format.
Now, what to do with a litre of this, if you've also got a bottle of the superior Ten in your cabinet? And I'm afraid I couldn't recognise any notes of saddle soap, but that is me. Don't get me wrong, it's some very good Ardbeg that we could quaff with langoustines on the shore of the Guadalquivir, in Sanlucar.
