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 | 49.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
1972년 빈티지의 아드벡이 28년을 보낸 끝에 옅은 호박빛을 잔에 또렷이 깃들게 한다. 코끝에는 오랜 시간이 누그러뜨린 부드러운 피트 연기와 바닷바람, 농축된 레몬 껍질이 먼저 올라온다. 입안에서는 옛 아드벡 특유의 기름진 질감이 미끄러지듯 흐르고 가벼운 훈연과 짠 광물성이 깊게 머문다. 49.5도의 도수가 더글라스 라잉 올드 몰트 캐스크의 정취를 길게 남긴다.
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