Ardbeg 1990 GM Spirit of Scotland

CategorySINGLE MALT
DistilleryArdbeg
BottlerGordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling Series-
Vintage1990
Bottled Year2002
Age10년
Cask Type-
Cask Number-
Bottles Released-
ABV46.0%
Volume700 ml
Label-
CountryScotland
RegionIslay
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Flavor Profile

Peaty
Maritime
Smoky
Oaky
Sweet
Creamy
Fruity
Vanilla
Dried Fruit
Honey
Citrus
Herbal
Spicy
Floral
Chocolate
Nutty

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine. It’s getting paler and paler year after year

air Nose

rather pungent and peaty at first nosing, briny and almondy, with also a little butter and hints of pineapple sweets. Also hints of dill and carrot tops, roots, gentian and earth. Calms down after a few seconds although it becomes smokier (exhaust fumes). Globally dry and with little fruitiness apart from the faint estery notes at first nosing (pineapples). I like this nose!

restaurant Palate

sweet and earthy start, extremely close to what the nose delivered. It’s not immensely smoky, rather ashy for a while… Until the peat gradually takes over, that is. A saltiness and more and more smokiness, liquorice wood, maybe hints of cumin, ginger… And gin? Only touches of lemon. I think the Ten becomes more and more dry and less and less fruity but I must say I enjoy this kind of profile quite a lot, so I won’t complain

timer Finish

long and saltier. Anchovies?

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