Ardbeg 21-year-old Seann Chreag
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2024 |
| Age | 21년 |
| Cask Type | Oloroso Sherry & Bourbon |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아일라 남쪽 킬달튼 해안의 이탄 늪과 거센 바닷바람이 아드벡의 강렬한 스모크를 처음부터 끝까지 이끈다. 잔에는 맑은 황금빛이 어린다. 올로로소 셰리와 버번을 함께 엮은 21년산은 코에 바닐라와 생강, 육두구, 트리플섹의 달콤함과 해안의 훈연 향을 겹쳐 올린다. 46.8도의 부드러운 질감 속에서 입에는 감귤의 산뜻함과 재, 짭짤한 타르의 매콤함이 또렷이 감돌며 옅은 크렘 브륄레의 단맛이 비친다. 여운은 육두구와 생강, 젊은 아드벡 특유의 훈연으로 길게 이어지며 해안의 개성을 남긴다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
there is a feeling of new American oak, with this vanilla, but we’re below the limits. I remember I had tried the two components of the popular Ten a while back at the distillery, one was ex-refill bourbon, the other ex-first fill. We’re closer to the latter here, and once again, I do not get much sherry, let alone ‘dark’ sherry. A little crème brulée, perhaps, and then whiffs of ginger and nutmeg from the wood, before more coastal and – of course – smoky notes start to rise to your nostrils. Triple-sec as well. And bandages. Feels a little sweet, pleasantly so
restaurant Palate
indeed, it is a little sweet, with a citrusy blast at first, then some ginger and plenty of ashes, then a touch of salty tar. Perhaps a little rubbery ginger (or gingery rubber) before it gets even saltier. It’s not the most complex Ardbeg ever, this is no 1960s or 1970s distillate, but as they say in mail order, it does deliver
timer Finish
long and rather more nutmeggy/gingery. Typical young Ardbeg aftertaste, as if you had just chewed a rubber band