Scotch / Single malt Scotch

Ardbeg An Oa

Name: Ardbeg An Oa
Brand: Ardbeg

Creamy toffee and soft fruit round off cigar-like smoke and gentle baking spice.

SweetnessTextureSmoke

46.6%ABV

No age statementNo age statement

Ink and watercolor study of an unbranded whisky bottle and tasting glass; not a product depiction — AN ILLUSTRATED SERVING STUDY · NOT THE ACTUAL BOTTLE

01 / IN THE GLASS

A flavor fingerprint.

Neat, at bottled strength. Editorial estimates—not measurements.

Ardbeg An Oa · reference

Kilchoman Sanaig has a closely matched profile on the nine comparison dimensions.

SweetnessKey differenceLittle sweetness → Very sweet

BodyKey differenceLight-bodied → Full-bodied

SmokeKey differenceLittle smoke → Smoke-led

Fresh fruitLittle fresh fruit → Fruit-led

Dried fruitLittle dried fruit → Dried-fruit-led

FloralLittle blossom → Blossom-led

SpiceGentle spice → Spice-led

OakLittle oak → Oak-led

Malt / cerealLittle grain → Grain-led

How PROOF derives and verifies these positions →

02 / SIDE BY SIDE

Compare the character.

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Smoke × Body

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Little smokeSmoke-led

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03 / THE RECORD

Behind the bottle.

MaturationPX sherry, bourbon and new charred oak casks

Peat statuspeated

Mash / grainsderived from category

DistilleryArdbeg

Sources, confidence & score rationale

unverified for US — non-US specification

Facts checked 3 September 2026. “Not verified” does not mean absent. Scores are editorial estimates, not tasting-panel measurements. Rubric: whisky-neat-v1.

[1] Ardbeg · Ardbeg An Oa ↗ · producer
unverified for US — non-US specification

Sweetness · 50
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Body · 70
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Smoke · 85
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Fresh fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Dried fruit · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Floral · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Spice · 60
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Oak · 45
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]

Malt / cereal · 0
Bottle-specific derivation from the verified production inputs in the launch research ledger. [1]