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
호박색이 살짝 도는 옅은 황금빛이 잔에 깊게 머문다. 28년이라는 시간이 다듬어낸 1972년산 아드벡은 모서리가 무뎌진 피트 향이 가장 먼저 떠오르고, 그 뒤로 소금기 머금은 라임 껍질과 마른 시리얼, 옅은 왁스 노트가 따라붙는다. 입은 짠 캐러멜과 훈제 자몽으로 흘러가며 50도의 도수가 묵직하게 입을 채운다. 여운은 부드러운 모닥불 연기와 소금기로 천천히 잠긴다.
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