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
노즈에서는 1965 빈티지 아드벡이 24년 셰리 우드에서 보낸 시간이 형성한 짠 훈제와 마른 자두, 옅은 가죽 향이 명확하게 드러난다. 셰리와 페놀의 결합이 노즈에서부터 또렷하다. 팰럿에서는 다크 초콜릿과 짭조름한 연기, 검은 체리가 54.4도의 도수 위에서 단단하게 발전한다. 캐든헤드 덤피 보틀이 보여주는 1980년대 후반의 올드 아드벡 캐릭터다. 피니시는 흙냄새와 매캐한 연기가 길게 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