Ardbeg Smoketrails Napa Valley Edition Independent Bottling The whisky started its life

The whisky started its life as the standard Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky and spent an additional 10 years maturing in American oak before being finished individually for three years in Oloroso sherry casks

Finish: Sweet and syrupy to start and then developing to spice and oak

peach emerge and soft smoke

cinnamon and toasted oak

so only 80% of the grape juice extracted from pressing

Ardbeg Smoketrails Napa Valley Edition Independent Bottling The whisky started its lifeDESCRIPTION A limited edition from the Ardbeg distillery on Islay, released in 2025 as the third instalment in their Smoketrails series, produced for Global Travel Retail. Matured in ex bourbon barrels before being finished in Cabernet Sauvignon red wine casks from Napa Valley, California, and bottled in August 2024. Bottled at 46%. (Bottle size 1 Litre) TASTING NOTES Nose: Rose water, smoked plums and jasmine, with baking bread and menthol. Palate: