{"product_id":"ardbeg-15-year-old","title":"Ardbeg 15 Year Old","description":"\u003cp\u003eArdbeg 15 Year Old is an exclusive aged expression from the iconic Ardbeg Distillery, situated on the rugged southern coast of Islay, Scotland (owned by The Glenmorangie Company \/ Moët Hennessy). Positioned between the distillery's core 10 Year Old and the mature 19 Year Old Traigh Bhan, a 15-year maturation marks an intriguing sweet spot for Ardbeg’s heavily peated spirit. At 15 years, the fierce, medicinal peat smoke begins to mellow and integrate seamlessly with the oak, allowing the distillery's signature fruity, citrus-forward, and coastal notes to step forward with greater complexity and depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eSpirit Description\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eArdbeg 15 Year Old is distilled from heavily peated malted barley (typically around 50–55 ppm) using soft, peaty water sourced from Loch Uigeadail. Distilled in copper pot stills equipped with Ardbeg's distinctive purifier, the process retains lighter, floral, and fruity esters alongside the maritime peat smoke. The liquid matures for 15 full years primarily in select ex-bourbon American oak casks, with batches occasionally incorporating a small percentage of Spanish Oloroso sherry wood to enhance the mouthfeel and dried-fruit undertones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale shimmering gold with warm straw highlights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complex, aromatic, and maritime. Opens with soft wood smoke, campfire ash, and iodine, balanced by lemon curd, smoked pineapple, toasted coconut, vanilla bean, and a briny sea-spray breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, textural, and beautifully balanced on the entry. Initial waves of sweet vanilla cream, salted toffee, and candied lime peel give way to soot, tarry peat smoke, cracked black pepper, roasted coffee beans, and subtle herbal aniseed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-to-full-bodied with a silky, coating, and oily mouthfeel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long, warming, and coastal, lingering with charred oak, sweet peat embers, dry maritime salt, and a faint kiss of citrus zest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottled at 48.8 % ABV, non-chill filtered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"300040 - Charton-Hobbs Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44603844558935,"sku":"153147","price":149.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2479\/4148\/files\/Ardbeg-15-Year-Old.jpg?v=1793733050","url":"https:\/\/zyn.ca\/products\/ardbeg-15-year-old","provider":"ZYN THE WINE MARKET LTD.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}