3 Isles Classic Pillage
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 옛 아드벡을 떠올리게 하는 기름진 증류액이 먼저 두드러져 피치와 타르 묻은 밧줄, 어선의 짠내가 짙게 발전한다. 비터 아몬드와 새 타이어, 메스칼의 뉘앙스도 더해진다. 팰럿은 도입이 풍성하고 즉각적이며 정어리와 레몬, 올리브유의 해양성 풍미가 또렷하고 가죽과 타르가 단단하게 받친다. 피니시는 짭조름한 기운이 일품으로 타르가 길게 머문다. 55.3도 아드벡의 야성적인 옛 아일라 캐릭터가 명확하게 드러난다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
pah-pah-pah-pah, this is old Ardbeg. Frankly, it’s got absolutely nothing to do with modern-days Ardbeg, it’s much fatter spirit, with much more pitch, old tools, hessian, gravel, tarry ropes, ‘old fisherman’s boat’, then bitter almonds, linseed oil, old garage, leatherette, new tyres, fresh walnuts, mezcal, light brine, seawater. And there are fruits as well, although I wouldn’t call this a fruity whisky, with grapefruits, banana skin, mandarins… It’s the kind of fruitiness that’s only to be found in the very old Islayers (esp. Laphroaig, Bowmore and Ardbeg). It’s also an ode to young age – and maybe bottle ageing -, the official Ardbeg 1965 that was distilled around the same years is much weaker if I remember well
restaurant Palate
I do not believe this was bottled at 70 proof, i.e. 40% vol., that’s impossible. Indeed the arrival is sumptuous, immediate, and even big. No, really. Having said that the juice’s now rather less complex than on the nose – the opposite would have been impossible anyway – and rather saltier/brinier than expected. Sardines covered with lemon juice, brine and olive oil. Add a little leather, tar and rubber, then crystallised lemons. Wonderful
timer Finish
all right, it’s not the longest ever, but this sappy saltiness is just perfect. The tar lingers in the aftertaste