Ardbeg 1991 DL Old & Rare - The Platinum Selection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Douglas Laing (DL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1991 |
| Bottled Year | 2011 |
| Age | 20년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 48.3% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
come on! There isn’t much more happening than in the 1998 at first nosing, or maybe a little more vanilla? Also some nice and interesting notes of tuberose… The good news is that it does take off after a few minutes, with more soot, ashes, liquorice and a little sugarcane. Maybe traces of antiseptic as well. Not insignificant at all but we’re still relatively far from all the great older ones that we can still find for more or less the same price. With water: mixed feelings. It becomes a tad sour although I like these whiffs of hessian, wet fabric and rhubarb. Dry white wine. Nosedives after twenty minutes, with more stale apple juice
restaurant Palate
a slightly polished version of the 1998, a tad sweeter. Cider apples, salmiak, brine and white pepper. Nice! With water: it’s got something of the great ones (putty, tar, clams, brininess, ‘ a good soapiness’ and such) but that’s not enough. The briny notes are a tad too much in my opinion (remember the fabulous Fishky?)
timer Finish
medium long, on pickle and ashtray juice