Ardbeg 1975 Blo
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Bloomsbury Spirit Co. (Blo) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1975 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Casks |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가볍게 돌리면 셰리 캐스크 25년 숙성의 짙은 마호가니가 잔 벽을 미끄러지듯 따라간다. 잔을 코끝에 가져가면 1975년 아드벡의 잘 익은 검은 무화과와 옅은 모닥불 재가 가장 먼저 인사한다. 한 모금을 머금으면 58도의 강한 알코올이 다크 초콜릿과 짭조름한 미네랄을 입천장을 천천히 덮는다. 삼킨 뒤를 따라가면 블룸즈베리 스피릿 보틀링답게 광택 있는 셰리와 짙은 피트가 깊게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
full gold
air Nose
bwah! Candied fruits (none in the young ones), waxes and oils (none in the young ones), the best tobaccos (same), old turpentine (ditto), long forgotten pots of paint, cough syrup, chartreuse and other herbal liqueurs, amaretti, Barbour grease, smoked oysters, some kind of mint-flavoured fudge, lit black cigars (these maduros, or rather the Italian ones, the toscanis)... The complexity is amazing, this one leaves you breathless. And we haven't even taken a drop. With water: it reminds me of some very - and I mean very - old Sauternes that are becoming mentholy and waxy. Old almond liqueur with drops of crème de menthe and cough syrup. Shall we call it Vicksy?
restaurant Palate
huge and elegant. That's the miracle with these whiskies, they are like elephants dancing a ballet... and dancing it right! Fabulous herbal, waxy, sappy, smoky style. Tar liqueur, smoky old chartreuse - no I don't think anyone ever tried to smoke chartreuse - some salt, a very spritzy lemon, oysters... All is superb. The mouth feel is incredible. Oops, forgot to mention marmalade that adds a rounded fruitiness. With water: same flavours, plus rather more salt, kippers, salty seaweed, more cough syrup
timer Finish
sadly. Let's not rub salt in the wound, but indeed, the saltiness is fab. Only flaw, I find some soap in the aftertaste, which will make it lose one or three points