Ardbeg Ten Cask Strength
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | 2025 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 61.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 조심스레 흔들어 코를 가져가면 61.7도의 강렬한 도수를 뚫고 아드벡 특유의 타르와 삼베, 그을린 밧줄의 향이 짭조름한 바닷바람과 함께 힘차게 솟구친다. 한 모금 머금으면 그을린 보리와 소금, 레몬을 뿌린 정어리 같은 감칠맛이 혀를 강하게 밀어붙이고 가죽과 고무, 타르가 입안을 가득 채운다. 버번 캐스크에서 10년을 보낸 이 위스키는 아일라 피트의 정수를 담았다. 삼키면 수액 같은 짠맛과 타르의 여운이 혀 안쪽에 길게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
pah-pah-pah-pah, this is old Ardbeg. Frankly, it’s got absolutely nothing to do with modern-days Ardbeg, it’s much fatter spirit, with much more pitch, old tools, hessian, gravel, tarry ropes, ‘old fisherman’s boat’, then bitter almonds, linseed oil, old garage, leatherette, new tyres, fresh walnuts, mezcal, light brine, seawater. And there are fruits as well, although I wouldn’t call this a fruity whisky, with grapefruits, banana skin, mandarins… It’s the kind of fruitiness that’s only to be found in the very old Islayers (esp. Laphroaig, Bowmore and Ardbeg). It’s also an ode to young age – and maybe bottle ageing -, the official Ardbeg 1965 that was distilled around the same years is much weaker if I remember well
restaurant Palate
I do not believe this was bottled at 70 proof, i.e. 40% vol., that’s impossible. Indeed the arrival is sumptuous, immediate, and even big. No, really. Having said that the juice’s now rather less complex than on the nose – the opposite would have been impossible anyway – and rather saltier/brinier than expected. Sardines covered with lemon juice, brine and olive oil. Add a little leather, tar and rubber, then crystallised lemons. Wonderful
timer Finish
all right, it’s not the longest ever, but this sappy saltiness is just perfect. The tar lingers in the aftertaste