Ardbeg 1998 DD The Nectar of the Daily Drams
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Daily Dram (DD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
extremely punchy, with the sherry ahead but also a lot of alcohol even if it’s not exactly aggressive (well, some might find that immensely aggressive.) Almost 64% ABV, imagine… Quick, water: ho-ho-ho! This is wonderful, as if it was a much older whisky having spent a lot of time in glass. Amazing notes of herbs (parsley, dill, a little thyme), eucalyptus and resins, wood and coal smoke, all the dried fruits of the creation, then animal notes (game), liquorice and toffee sweets, high-end soy sauce, balsam, old leather, cigar box… And only God knows what else, such is this whisky’s complexity
restaurant Palate
what seems to be a magnificent sherry with magnificent resins but at 64%, let’s not take chances. With water: glorious whisky! Probably the one that I find to be the closest to a great Bordeaux (I know that sounds weird but please believe me.) Mouton ’86. As for more precise descriptions, please ask the anti-maltoporn brigade
timer Finish
very long, still very complex and rich, with maybe just a slight rubber in the aftertaste that will prevent us from giving this one a totally insane score (especially given its rather ‘mundane’ pedigree, age and all that.)
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