Ardbeg 1996 Private Single Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2022 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
there’s some sucrosity in this nose, preserved fruits, icing sugar, a touch of fresh plaster, some vanilla, and even a wee touch of pineapple. In short, this is not a wham-bam-peaty Ardbeg, it’s rather mellow and soft. So far. Purifier on, I guess (oh forget)
restaurant Palate
peated Haribos! Ashes and pineapple jelly, three black olives, two oysters, and more and more brine. Sweetened brine. There’s a little rubbery liquorice as well, a feeling of coal tar, and the usual lemons. As drops. I’m finding this very good, it’s quite complex, and it’s probably the best you can do outside the early-to-mid 1970s vintages. Now is it worth the higher than high prices? To be discussed…
timer Finish
very long, always with these fruity drops, and always quite ashy. Barbecued marshmallows. A few aromatic herbs in the aftertaste, verbena, also green olives… I adore green olives, I could eat only green olives
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