Ardbeg 1993 CA Authentic Collection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Cadenhead's (CA) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1993 |
| Bottled Year | 2004 |
| Age | 19년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.9% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
much more austere than the NAS, grassier, smokier, with even some mustard and a lot of earth and bitter roots. In other words, it’s very gentiany on the nose. Just like the previous one, it’s also got a lot of grass smoke and then more tar and pitch, which was less there in the NAS. Also seaweed and maybe pickled samphires. Ever tried that? After ten minutes: these big notes of a working kiln, very ‘Ardbeg’. After fifteen minutes: a little more sweeter aromas, but not much. Grapefruits? With water: wild! Burnt butter, coal, hessian (old forgotten bags) and a lot of ashes and smoke. The peatines is quite massive
restaurant Palate
yes! This sharp, chiselled, slightly oily (and fruity) arrival is unmistakenly Ardbeg. Big ashes, big lemon drops (I mean a lot of them), a lot of gentian and this astringent and acrid profile that keeps growing and growing. Olive oil, a lot of that. Maybe a wee hint of cardboard too, but that’s nothing. Powerful ultra-clean Ardbeg. With water: it’s a wee bit less focused than the NAS at this point, there are drops of seawater that we love in the nose but maybe not always on the palate. The rest is perfect, very kippery, with perfect citrus. Straight lime juice
timer Finish
long, a little grassy and generally green. Rhubarb? (that’s certainly green!) The aftertaste is saltier than the Boutique’s
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