Ardbeg 1965 CA Dumpy Bottle
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1965 |
| Bottled Year | 1987 |
| Age | 24년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Wood Matured |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.4% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
백포도주처럼 옅은 빛이 잔에 감돌아 셰리 숙성이라기엔 놀랍도록 맑다. 카데나스가 병입한 1965년산 이십사 년 아드벡은 직화 증류와 자가 몰팅 시절의 옛 아일라를 그대로 소환한다. 기름지고 페놀 가득한 향은 오래된 정비소와 엔진 오일, 낡은 연장통을 떠올리게 한다. 54.4도의 입안에서는 소금에 절인 훈제 감초가 놀랍도록 선명하고 타르와 후추, 레몬즙, 솔의 수지가 뒤엉킨다. 물을 더하면 바닷물과 굴, 오래된 파이프 담배의 향이 밀려든다. 여운은 길고 몹시 짭짤하며 수지와 타르, 감초의 향으로 오래 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine (h.u.r.r.a.y.!)
air Nose
immediate, instantaneous, obvious. I’m not sure it’s all down to direct-fired stills and own maltings, but this is Ardbeg as ‘we’ used to know it fifteen years ago. Instantly recognizable, fatter, oilier, greasier, more phenolic, with this feeling of old garage, of dipping your nose into the engine of an old Ferrari (works with Renault or Volkswagen too), of old parchments (I imagine), old oils, old toolbox… I’m sure you know what I mean. This is the kind of nose that made Ardbeg a ‘grand cru’ in the old days, and I believe this style’s been lost, although I’m not sure it would appeal to modern drinkers who seem to favour sweetness and fruits. With water: more of all that plus tiny aromas such as ‘wet clothes’, ‘well-affined oysters’, ‘old chartreuse’ and ‘grandpa’s old pipe’
restaurant Palate
a brute! Not as wide and complex as I had hoped, but this feeling of salted and smoked liquorice is quite amazing. What a big spirit after all these years spent both in wood and in glass! Other than that, we’ve got some tar, or rather a pitchness (excuse me?) and, well, even more tar. Even some pepper, as well as some lemon juice, pine resin (drops), a mustardy side… I’m sorry, but ‘wham!’ You may call the anti-maltoporn brigade. With water: not too sure, there’s a lot of seawater, and that may have become a little ‘too much’. Drinking the cup while swimming in the sea. Yes, any sea. Also almonds, kippers and oysters
timer Finish
long and very salty, resinous, tarry, liquoricy, lemony