Ardbeg 1976 DoD
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Douglas of Drumlanrig (DoD) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1976 |
| Bottled Year | 2001 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | Sherry Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.5% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
a more powerful and more austere version of Ardbeg, much more mineral, flinty, lemony and almondy/resinous. On the other hand, there’s rather less medicinal and coastal notes than in the G&M, although those do show up a bit after a few minutes. Different, but high-class. Smells way younger. With water: unexpected whiffs of cooking cabbage – well, not really unexpected, we already had that with various old Ardbegs. Leek, wet wool, stale seawater, then tobacco, fresh newspapers and a return on porridge and other soaked grains. Like many old Ardbegs, this one tells you a story
restaurant Palate
indeed, this is one of these ultra-zesty Ardbegs, probably not too complex but stupendously lemony and salty (frankly, somebody must have thrown two or three fistfuls of salt into this barrel!) With water: oh nohhh! It falls apart and gets cardboardy, dry and tea-ish. This one swims like a horseshoe, so much for an islander!
timer Finish
superb when @50% vol. but not too nice @+/-40%. Strange!