Ardbeg 1974 sample

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryArdbeg
BottlerDistillery Bottling
Bottling Series-
Vintage1974
Bottled Year2010
Age-
Cask Type-
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV45.0%
Volume60 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslay
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Flavor Profile

Peaty
Smoky
Maritime
Sweet
Oaky
Vanilla
Dried Fruit
Fruity
Creamy
Spicy
Citrus
Chocolate
Herbal
Honey
Floral
Nutty

Tasting Notes

Colour

gold

air Nose

ha, this starts right on beef bouillon, oxtail, mint and even goat meat. Wacky indeed, especially since it goes on with hints of Comté cheese and old barrels, then coffee-schnapps and lovage…Very entertaining if not very classic. Not to pour to your ‘non whisky neighbours’! Now, the palate could be disastrous, let’s see…

restaurant Palate

no, this isn’t bad at all. Powerful and very meaty, with a lot of very, very ripe fruits, prunes (huge), well hung game, chicory… What’s sure is that there's always something happening in any Glen Albyn! Gets a little rounder and softer after a moment, but there’s also a very faint bitterness (taste of still, rubber and burnt fruits.) Nothing too embarrassing that is

timer Finish

long, still powerful, a little rough again and more caramelised. Tangerine liqueur

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