Ardbeg 1974 DL The Old Malt Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | 28년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코앞으로 당기면 28년을 묵은 옛 아일라 위스키답게 흙내 밴 피트 연기 사이로 잘 익은 망고와 파인애플의 열대 과일향이 놀랍도록 또렷이 솟는다. 한 모금 머금으면 타르와 그을린 나무 위에 농익은 과일 단맛이 겹치며 입 안을 채운다. 천천히 삼키면 짭조름한 재와 달콤한 연기가 번갈아 밀려오고, 숨을 내쉴 때마다 1974년의 깊은 훈연이 되살아난다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
starts on bold notes of green walnut and cider apples, with also hints of shoe polish and warm butter, and develops more on linseed oil, dried apricots and mangos as well as hints of old leather and Virginia tobacco. Gets more resinous after that (pine needles, retsina). Also notes of vines and fir cone ash, used matches... Very elegant and complex, not a wham-bam 1974 Ardbeg
restaurant Palate
starts unexpectedly soft (vanilla, buttered fudge) but gets then very peppery. ‘Explodes’ on ginseng, gentian roots tea and dried mushrooms, with a beautiful bitterness
timer Finish
medium to long, more on oily peat and ashes, with touches of dark chocolate and quite some salt