Ardbeg 1885 - FAKE BOTTLE WARNING! Alexander Mc. Dougall & Co.
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1885 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | Matured in wood |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.6% |
| Volume | - |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
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Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 아드벡 특유의 진한 타르와 피치, 밧줄과 낡은 도구 같은 올드 스타일 아일라 피트가 먼저 두드러진다. 옅은 소금기와 바닷물, 마른 견과의 뉘앙스가 뒤를 받친다. 팰럿은 훈연과 짭짤한 브라인 위로 정어리와 레몬, 옅은 가죽과 타르가 층을 이루며 발전한다. 자몽과 만다린 같은 옛 아일라 특유의 과일감이 은근히 비친다. 피니시는 길지 않지만 짭짤한 타르가 여운으로 오래 남는 클래식한 아드벡 캐릭터다.
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