Ayrshire 1974 vW The Ultimate - Rare Reserve
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ladyburn |
| Bottler | van Wees (vW) |
| Bottling Series | The Ultimate - Rare Reserve |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 37년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | 2604 |
| Bottles Released | 155 |
| ABV | 52.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Lowlands |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
버번 배럴이 새겨 둔 37년의 흔적이 1974년 빈티지와 만나 부드럽게 풀려난다. 사라진 증류소 레이디번의 흔치 않은 보틀링답게 향에서는 햇볕에 마른 건초와 옅은 바닐라, 잘 익은 배가 차례로 일어나고 입에서는 가벼운 꿀과 캐러멜, 향긋한 오크의 향신료가 균형을 이룬다. 52.1도라는 도수는 37년 숙성을 거치며 자연스럽게 다듬어진 결과로 옅은 황금빛이 잔에 깊게 머무는 마무리가 길다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
cask-aged pina colada, more or less. So bananas and coconut, then rather a lot of vanilla, meringue, apple pie and white chocolate. Also touches of sweet oak as such, but it’s not planky at all. In a way, it’s well the Auchentoshan with more age, and possibly from a slightly more active bourbon barrel. With water: it’s really amazing how close to the Auchentoshan we got, this one has just got more vanilla. Maybe melons and peaches as well
restaurant Palate
very same profile, that is to say that of some ‘cask strength’ pina colada. Bananas and coconut plus a little cinnamon and white pepper from the oak, but even after 37 years, it did not get too oaky. There’s quite a lot of vanilla, though. With water: perfect. Jelly babies all over the place plus sponge cake and just touches of oak spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg. Only very minor flaw, it’s maybe a little lactic, kind of. Must be the American oak
timer Finish
not that long but very fruity. More a fruit salad than sweets this time