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
오래 묵은 아일라의 시간이 잔 안에서 짙은 황금빛으로 빛난다. 27년을 견딘 아드벡답게 향은 한결 부드러워져, 잦아든 연기 위로 열대 과일과 라임, 옅은 타르 향이 피어오른다. 한 모금은 50도의 힘에도 매끄럽게 흐르며 그을린 오크와 달콤한 과실, 바다 소금이 어우러진다. 깊은 피트의 골격은 여전히 또렷해, 여운은 훈연과 미네랄로 길게 이어진다.
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