Ardbeg 1973 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 2000 |
| Age | 27년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아일라 남부 해안의 끝없는 짠 바닷바람과 토탄 늪이 이 위스키의 본성을 빚어냈다. 아드벡 1973년산 27년은 옅은 황금빛으로 잔에 잠겨 있다. 향에는 짙은 토탄 연기와 갓 그을린 해초, 마른 가죽이 또렷이 깃들어 있다. 입에서는 훈제 정어리와 검은 후추, 그리고 농축된 시트러스 껍질이 차례로 드러난다. 50도의 균형은 묵직하게 입을 채우며, 짠 미네랄과 식어가는 모닥불 같은 긴 여운이 잔잔히 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
it's that rarest of things: a fruity Ardbeg! We're not talking 60s Bowmore levels of fruit here, but there are indeed some nicely elegant notes of grapefruit and tangerine coming through. I think you can find these profiles only really in batches from 1973 with Ardbeg. There's also bandages, eucalyptus oils, fir wood resins, natural tar and pickled fruits. Quite aromatic and detailed. With water: much more herbal, some kind of smoked breads, bouillon stocks, fennel and light tarriness
restaurant Palate
big, rather sharp arrival, hugely sooty and salty. Natural tar, beach wood, bandages again, mineral salts, more grapefruit and iodine. It's also rather dry and dusty too - a slightly difficult one I think. With water: there's some pleasing citrus, some nicely chiselled smokiness, mineral salts, seawater and a touch of malt vinegar. But this is a bit of an unusual Ardbeg for the era
timer Finish
quite long, saline, crisply smoky, light wood ashes and hessian