Ardbeg 1993 Single Cask

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	Distillery Bottling
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1993
Bottled Year	2021
Age	-
Cask Type	Second Fill Bourbon Barrel
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	43.4%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Peaty

Smoky

Maritime

Oaky

Sweet

Vanilla

Spicy

Dried Fruit

Honey

Citrus

Fruity

Creamy

Floral

Nutty

Herbal

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

a raw, yeasty, porridgy young Ardbeg with quite some vanilla, lemon and a lot of… alcohol. Not much peat, this one reminds me a bit of the famous ‘Kildaltons’ 1980/1981. A little hard to enjoy when at full strength, let’s add water. With water: more of the same, and even more porridge and baker’s yeast but also more maritime notes (seashells, ‘a walk on the beach’ and all that jazz). Improved a bit

restaurant Palate

powerful, crisp, very smoky this time but once again, not extraordinarily peaty as such. Quite some pepper, grass (green tea), green vegetables, chlorophyll gums… An unusually grassy Ardbeg. With water: it got good, with a pleasant combination of dried fruits (notably quinces and oranges) with soft spices, a good smokiness and a few resinous notes that really are an asset here

timer Finish

long but quite bizarrely, the yeasty and porridgy notes stroke back, as if they wouldn’t melt into the peat and the fruitiness

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