Ardbeg 1973 DE
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Dun Eideann (DE) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | 1989 |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 55.4% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber
air Nose
how many whiskies are there that combine heavy peat and sherry in such an otherworldly manner? Port Ellen 12 James Mac Arthur? Ardbeg 1976 Feis Ile? Laphroaig 1974 OB? Caol Ila 15 yo Manager’s Dram? Kingsburies? Maybe ten. Okay, twenty. Tasting notes? Nope. With water: it’s like a very, very old Madeira – if you see what I mean. Very gamy and beautifully so
restaurant Palate
bang-bang-bang-bang! Okay, it’s maybe not as utterly brilliant as on the nose when neat but what a fab combo! Let’s keep this short: peat and sherry can sometimes create a third dimension, and that’s what’s happening here. With water: this is very funny, it became extremely fruity, not unlike a sangria (made with Alvaro Palacios’ best ;-)). Blood oranges galore, strawberries, blackberries, big fat juicy ripe black cherries… That was unexpected!
timer Finish
more sangria ;-) plus a lot of smoke – of course
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