Ardbeg 1972 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1972 |
| Bottled Year | 2000 |
| Age | 28년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가까이 하면 1972년 증류된 아드벡 28년의 두꺼운 페놀이 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 노즈는 코코아, 마른 가죽, 오래된 도서관의 향이 가지런히 모인 인상을 준다. 팰럿은 50%의 도수가 묵직하게 입을 채우며 짭조름한 해초, 옅은 타르, 까만 자두의 노트로 발전한다. 1970년대 아드벡 특유의 깊고 빽빽한 훈연이 28년 숙성 끝에도 골격으로 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 피니시는 페놀과 광물성이 길게 이어지며 구조감이 또렷하다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
the purity of those years! It is, or rather was, much more medicinal than modern Ardbegs, though not in the Laphroaig sense. Essentially, it's more tarry ointments rather than mercurochrome and bandages. The rest unfolds with new tyres à la Port Ellen, shellfish à la Caol Ila, engine oil and rubber à la Lagavulin, and smoked oysters à la Bowmore. Sorry, but no exotic fruits of any kind
restaurant Palate
entirely on tar, bitter almonds, and a bit of burnt rubber. I had forgotten just how brutal and massive these Ardbegs could be, even at a relatively modest strength like this. Harsh ash, salted lemon liqueur, tars, forgotten balms (can't remember which ones), olive oil... In fact, these Ardbegs were really more about the whole experience rather than a sequence of aromas and flavours. In short, they were Ardbegs
timer Finish
sublimely Ardbeg. An incredible balance of pine resin, rubber, salt, smoke, lemon, and lapsang souchong. A tiny hint of passion fruit right at the end