Ardbeg 1964 GM Connoisseurs Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1964 |
| Bottled Year | 1995 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
despite more than 30 years in wood before its 'treatment', this old Ardbeg did not quite get too dry, woody or cardboardy, but in your glass it needs oxygen before candied lemons, old balms and even older waxes would manage to come through. There also rather a lot of tobacco (old cigar box), darjeeling tea, then some chicken bouillon, old encaustic, old church, old Buddhist temple, with some old wood, incense and candle. As you would do in a church, this old Ardbeg rather whispers softly…
restaurant Palate
a little gritty at first, almost a little cardboardy as well, before a little seawater and a few curry mussels would put things straight. The smokiness is growing too, but the whole remains a tad fragile, even if a few Turkish delights and angel hair pastries would bring more roundness and fruitiness. Some earl grey and orange blossom water would then loop the loop
timer Finish
medium, with a mid-smoky aftertaste