Ardbeg 1965 GM Connoisseurs Choice
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1965 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 17년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
guess what, the profile is very close to the Old Clynelish’s, only a little peatier and more herbal while being also less oily. Now, it develops more on lemonade and even vitamin C effervescent tablets as well as hints of strawberry drops. Quite fruity for a Brora! It gets also a little medicinal, with hints of antiseptic and even nail polish remover (not too big, that is). Really diverges from the Old Clynelish after a few minutes, with more notes of lemon-flavoured yoghurt. Wood smoke (fireplace). Unmistakably Brora but less superbly austere as the oldie
restaurant Palate
a rare kind of Brora for sure, one that I never tried before in any case (and I’ve tried a few). First, it tastes much younger than it actually is, and second, it’s almost as lemony and virtually unpeated as, say some Rosebanks or Bladnochs (whilst we had quite some peat in the nose). No, wait, that was just the attack, because the peat does get bolder then, along a very ‘assertive’ pepperiness. There’s also a little mustard and horseradish, apples, pine resin (sweets)… It all comes in no particular order but the whole gets very coherent after a few minutes: wax, pepper, peat and both lemon and orange drops
timer Finish
long, clean and fruitier again
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