Ardbeg 1993 GM Spirit of Scotland
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Gordon & MacPhail (GM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1993 |
| Bottled Year | 2005 |
| Age | 10년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 54.4% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 1993년 증류된 아드벡의 강렬한 아일라 피트가 가장 먼저 두드러지며, 타르와 요오드, 바닷소금 향이 선명하게 올라온다. 고든 앤 맥파일이 병입한 이 10년 숙성은 훈연 아래로 레몬과 바닐라의 산뜻함이 발전한다. 54.4도의 팰럿은 강건하게 입을 채우며 그을린 오크와 후추, 짭조름한 미네랄이 명확하게 드러난다. 피니시는 길고 드라이하게 이어지며 재와 훈제 향이 오래 남는다. 클래식 아드벡의 골격이 단단한 한 잔이다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
pah-pah-pah-pah, this is old Ardbeg. Frankly, it’s got absolutely nothing to do with modern-days Ardbeg, it’s much fatter spirit, with much more pitch, old tools, hessian, gravel, tarry ropes, ‘old fisherman’s boat’, then bitter almonds, linseed oil, old garage, leatherette, new tyres, fresh walnuts, mezcal, light brine, seawater. And there are fruits as well, although I wouldn’t call this a fruity whisky, with grapefruits, banana skin, mandarins… It’s the kind of fruitiness that’s only to be found in the very old Islayers (esp. Laphroaig, Bowmore and Ardbeg). It’s also an ode to young age – and maybe bottle ageing -, the official Ardbeg 1965 that was distilled around the same years is much weaker if I remember well
restaurant Palate
I do not believe this was bottled at 70 proof, i.e. 40% vol., that’s impossible. Indeed the arrival is sumptuous, immediate, and even big. No, really. Having said that the juice’s now rather less complex than on the nose – the opposite would have been impossible anyway – and rather saltier/brinier than expected. Sardines covered with lemon juice, brine and olive oil. Add a little leather, tar and rubber, then crystallised lemons. Wonderful
timer Finish
all right, it’s not the longest ever, but this sappy saltiness is just perfect. The tar lingers in the aftertaste