Ardbeg 2006 Duty Paid Sample

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryArdbeg
BottlerDistillery Bottling
Bottling Series-
Vintage2006
Bottled Year2019
Age-
Cask TypeSherry
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV58.3%
Volume500 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslay
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Flavor Profile

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

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine (paler than the committee)

air Nose

it is not the same whisky as the earlier version, but rather beautiful it is. Big smoke and tar, then whiffs of wet wool and fresh walnuts, hints of struck matches and wee notes of cow stable as well as dried seaweed. Not the most complex Ardbeg ever but it’s beautifully austere and the smoke is big. With water: the kind of development that I enjoy a lot in fairly young Ardbegs, both mineral and even metallic and organic. Wet clay, oysters and the same kind of notes of green olives as in the committee release

restaurant Palate

oily mouth feel, the whole starting on a combination of lemon and peaty smokiness, closer to the committee release at this point. Grassy herbal tea. With water: oh this is funny, there are notes that we usually only get in older Ardbegs, such as some camphor and old style cough syrup. Gets sweeter after that, with notes of ripe apples and barley sugar

timer Finish

long, very ‘Ardbeg’, rather sweet and a little less smoky at this stage

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