Ardbeg 1990 GM Spirit of Scotland

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1990
Bottled Year	2001
Age	-
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	40.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Oaky

Sweet

Fruity

Vanilla

Honey

Creamy

Dried Fruit

Citrus

Herbal

Spicy

Floral

Chocolate

Nutty

Tasting Notes

Colour

deep gold

air Nose

plenty of sulphur and rubber at first sniffs, which wasn’t unusual. Brand new wellies, Pirellis, scuba diving suits… And all that. What’s quite spectacular is that after just one minute, all that vanished without warning, while the expected smoked oranges take the stage. Smoky raisins, ale, tobacco… But there’s also some plasticine, so the rubbery side hasn’t completely vanished, after all. And struck matches are coming back. Mixed feelings so far…

restaurant Palate

well, things improve a bit but it’s still a hard one, with a lot of putty, tar, plasticine, burnt papers… There’s also a lot of salt, and that’s the good side. Smoked salted water, barbecued bacon

timer Finish

rather long, a bit bitter, with a sulphurous aftertaste. Seawater

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