Ardbeg 1978
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1978 |
| Bottled Year | 1998 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
yes, it’s the gentler side of Ardbeg but it’s still a dry and sooty/smoky whisky, rather more medicinal than all the other ones that we just had. Soot, coal, fresh butter, burnt papers and fresh walnuts. Indeed, not quite the very gentle Ardbeg – which is its reputation – as long as you don’t try it ‘against’ the 1975s and 1977s that were issued around the same time
restaurant Palate
same comments, it’s not as discretely smooth as its reputation suggests. Very good mouth feel, great zestiness, huge smoke (who said this wasn’t smoky?), many herbs, nuts, tar, liquorice, a little pine sap, cough drops (do you know Pulmoll?), shellfish… Clams? Excellent
timer Finish
right, it’s not too long but very briny and ‘kippery’. Some lemon marmalade
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