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 킬달튼 해안의 거친 바닷바람과 짙은 피트가 아드벡 1973의 골격을 끝까지 지배한다. 27년의 오랜 숙성에 잔에는 깊은 황금빛이 어린다. 1973년 빈티지답게 강렬한 피트 연기 위로 라임과 타르, 바다 소금기가 층층이 올라온다. 입에서는 훈제 생선과 감초, 다크 토피가 50도의 도수로 묵직하게 입을 채운다. 여운은 오래도록 그을린 재와 짠 향이 또렷이 깃들어 있다.
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