Ardbeg 1974 FC
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | First Cask (FC) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 19년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
오랜 세월이 깃든 짙은 황금빛이 잔 속에 그윽하게 잠긴다. 향은 잘 익은 망고와 모닥불 연기, 옅은 타르가 겹겹이 피어오르고, 입에서는 46도가 부드러운 피트와 꿀, 시트러스로 매끄럽게 번진다. 전설적인 1974년 아드벡다운 화려한 트로피컬 향과 깊은 훈연이 함께 간다. 잔을 비운 뒤에도 연기와 열대 과일의 여운이 길게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
light gold
air Nose
this is the most porridgey of them all, the most fermentary, and probably the closest to Nature. Raw wool on Islay (wandering on the Oa), chalk, mud and sheep dung, sourdough, sour fruit juice (white cherries, gooseberry juice), grist and wash… This is the first one that really smells of 'touring the distillery' (at 1am, valinch in hand)
restaurant Palate
gets drying almost instantly, but all the rest is pretty perfect. Extremely dry indeed, fino-y (Ardbeg in fino always worked well), then with mentholy lemons and medicinal potions of all kinds. The best of the 'newer' Ardbeg style, in my opinion
timer Finish
long, very dry, a little austere but very 'Ardbeg'