Ardbeg 1967 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1967 |
| Bottled Year | 1999 |
| Age | 32년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 49.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
starts on a rather beautiful sherry, very fruity (apricot jam) and quite lively, even if the distillery character is a little absent here. Nice notes of parsley, chives and a little fresh mint. Starts more and more to smell like a freshly opened pack of liquorice all-sorts. Also quite some orange marmalade. Absolutely no sulphur at all. A little peat after a long time
restaurant Palate
the attack is on very dry sherry, with lots of bitter chocolate and espresso, cocoa, Smyrna raisins and mint. Again, little distillery character left in this one. The peat takes its time but when it comes it’s rather beautiful, sort of earthy, leafy and tobacco-like (chewed pipe tobacco)
timer Finish
not very long but quite beautifully dry, coffeeish and earthy. Not the best very old Ardbeg ever (the sherry is maybe too dominating) but it’s still a legend. 89 points . Ardbeg 32 yo 1967/2000 (49%, Douglas Laing OMC, 309 bottles)