Ardbeg 1989 The Abyss
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1989 |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | 34년 |
| Cask Type | Heavely Toasted French Oak |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
헤비 토스티드 프렌치 오크가 34년에 걸쳐 새긴 이례적 흔적이 향에서 가장 먼저 드러난다. Ardbeg가 1989년 빈티지를 The Abyss라는 이름으로 2024년 48.4도에 자체 병입한 보틀이다. 향에서는 짙은 피트 스모크와 다크 초콜릿, 향나무가 또렷이 드러난다. 입안에서는 그을린 보리와 흑설탕, 짙은 코코아가 두꺼운 질감으로 흐른다. 짙은 호박빛 잔의 끝에는 프렌치 오크의 매콤한 향신료와 아일라 피트의 짭조름함이 길게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
walnut stain/bronze. An unusual colour, which might explain why these casks weren’t selected back in the day for the first Corryvreckan
air Nose
… but the nose is very beautiful, fairly delicate, evoking pine bud liqueur, figs, peach or cherry leaves, dried mint, then old glue and varnish, preserved greengages, an old toolbox, a touch of saltpetre, an old copper kettle, then embrocations, ointments, tiger balm, patchouli… Ultimately, it’s the greengages that dominate. All this is delicate, polished by time, slightly fragile, and quite… romantic. I can’t help but wonder if one or all of the casks had been patched
restaurant Palate
you completely get those fruit tree leaves again, cherry stalk tea, a kind of mentholated tar, old herbal liqueurs, leather, very old cognac, resinous wood, pipe tobacco, pre-war crème de menthe… In fact, it’s like a slightly faded pre-war cognac, the sort we sip from time to time on a Sunday. Perhaps the French oak has done much of the heavy lifting here. There’s a little sandalwood too, though the structure remains pretty light
timer Finish
short, almost evanescent but quite bitter and earthy. Underberg