After learning that there were two versions of the Ardbeg Perpetuum, we’ve been anxious to do a comparison tasting and now we’ve finally done it!
Just in case you are unaware, Ardbeg first released the Perpetuum Distillery Release (~£70) some time in March of this year. As the name suggests it was only available for purchase at the distillery but they made a small number available online to UK Ardbeg Committee members. The Standard Release (~£85) was made available at Ardbeg Embassies on Ardbeg Day (May 30th). They are supposedly from the same vatting but diluted to different ABV’s (DE 49.2% vs SE 47.4%). While they are both Non-Age Statement whiskies, a range of casks from the very old to the very young were used to make these expressions. The idea behind the cask selection was to impart character from all of Ardbeg’s history. An interesting concept for sure, but how does that translate to taste?
For this review, both TheMadVatter and AliceInWhiskyland chimed in to give two perspectives on the two versions.
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