Ardbeg 2009 Single Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2009 |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | 1st Fill Moscatel Barrique |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
reddish amber
air Nose
well, the PX is indeed present, but it doesn’t seem too out of tune here, especially since the near-extreme wildness of young Ardbeg immediately takes charge, almost erasing the raisins. Trust me. This brings notes of stables and horse saddles, alongside smoked oysters and dried seaweed that are rather spectacular, though water should bring a bit of civilisation to this little monster. With water: there you have it, it’s cleaner, more Ardbeg, more maritime, almost fresher. Crabs, hessian, seawater, old ship ropes… the lot. Impeccable
restaurant Palate
an uppercut to the chin followed by a right hook, it floors you straight away. Are you kidding? Honestly, this is brutal in its natural state. A slight sulphury note, but that could come from the peat, no worries there. With water: oh yes, now we’re talking, a bit raw, a bit rustic, but Islay was never Mayfair anyway. Salt, tar, bacon, mussels, chocolate and two little raisins. Let’s say three
timer Finish
long, with more ashes and that rubbery tar so typical of ‘Ardbeg’. And a black olive
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