Ardbeg 1993 CA Authentic Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1993 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 53.7% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아일라의 아드벡이 셰리 호그스헤드에서 오랜 시간을 보낸 1993 빈티지로, 잔에는 짙은 호박빛이 윤기 있게 잠겨 있다. 셰리와 피트가 만나 향은 그을린 흙내음과 타르, 말린 자두의 단맛이 강렬하게 솟는다. 53.7도의 기운이 입안을 묵직하게 채우며 훈제 베이컨과 다크 초콜릿, 졸인 과일의 풍미가 두꺼운 질감으로 흐른다. 아드벡 특유의 강건한 피트가 셰리의 단맛과 팽팽히 맞서며, 여운에는 재와 쌉쌀한 카카오의 잔향이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
much, much, and I mean much lighter in style than the 1975, much more ‘purified’, fruitier, with even traces of rum here and there, and pineapples… Having said that, seawater tends to come to the front, and make this much more coastal, if not tarry. With water: gets drier, muddier (good news), with notes of stable and burning hay
restaurant Palate
hold on, this is really great too, just different! Sharper, more a razorblade than a bowl of pitch as was the 1975 if you like, more mineral and grassy, certainly peatier (as far as pure peat goes), and more on roots, celeriac… I’m most pleased with this baby, it was a hard task to come after the ultra-classic 1975. With water: absolutely lovely, and now surprisingly close to the 1975, just a little less fat and ‘typical’. Salt, bitter herbs, chalk, kippers, fresh walnuts, and this wonderful manzanilla-y feel that I’ll always crave
timer Finish
long, with traces of custard beyond the sharp, almost biting herbal bitterness. Always enjoy that too. Only the aftertaste is a tad less precise, but we’re splitting hairs again