Ardbeg 1965 CA Authentic Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1965 |
| Bottled Year | 1993 |
| Age | 28년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
deep gold
air Nose
it’s rather incredibly punchy after 28 years in wood and 18 years in glass… And very dry, almost chalky. Also very grassy… A lot of bitter almonds, new newspapers (right, ink and paper), maybe artichokes, marzipan, fresh putty, pine sap… It’s not quite an Ardbeggy profile so far – and it became very dry. Quite some bitter chocolate and pepper as well. With water: greener for sure. Grass, fresh peppercorn… Also wet papers, grapefruits, melon skin… In short, more grass, less smoke. Quite some pine sap as well, carbolineum… And some chocolate too
restaurant Palate
a beast, a beast! This could have been distilled eight years ago, which is amazing. No signs of old age, no ‘smoothness’, no ‘roundness’, rather a very peaty pack, with a lot of salt, notes of topical fruits (kind of a mango and banana compote), some tobacco… There’s also a sourness that hints at some ‘average’ sherry wood… Quite some pepper too, green cardamom… With water: very good but not stellar. A little too dry with water, grassy, cardboardy… Let’s be honest, water kills it (I tried twice)
timer Finish
long, between a beautiful Ardbeggian sooty smokiness and a less beautiful dryness (chalkiness)
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