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
옅은 황금빛이 잔에 잠겨 1965년이라는 아득한 빈티지를 짐작하게 한다. 잔을 가까이 하면 아드벡다운 피트가 세월에 둥글어진 채 마른 풀과 레몬 껍질, 옅은 바닐라와 함께 인다. 40도의 낮은 도수는 오래된 보틀링답게 부드럽고, 입에서는 그을린 보리와 꿀, 은은한 소금기가 잔잔하게 흐른다. 아일라 남부의 거친 훈연이 세월에 정제되어, 여운에는 옅은 재와 미네랄, 마른 시트러스가 길게 이어진다.
AITasting 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