Ardbeg 1996 GP MASTERPIECE EDITION
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Gourmetpool GmbH (GP) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2022 |
| Age | 26년 |
| Cask Type | Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 52.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
버번 배럴에서 26년을 보낸 긴 숙성이 아드벡의 사나운 이탄을 한결 깊고 둥글게 다듬어 놓았다. 코에는 타르와 그을린 해초, 옅은 라임이 묵직하게 얽힌다. 입에서는 훈제 향과 후추, 다크초콜릿의 쌉싸름함이 52.8도의 힘을 타고 입천장을 천천히 덮으며, 오랜 숙성에서 온 바닐라가 매캐함을 감싼다. 옅은 황금빛의 이 위스키는 식은 잿불과 소금기의 여운을 길고 강인하게 남긴다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
straw
air Nose
the opposite style, this one is 'pure and crystalline', while it's also got these wee touches of tropical fruit starting to pop out 'in the old way', especially mangos. What we sometimes called 'the transmutation of peat'. Oh forget, otherwise oysters, tarry paint, ashes, a lot of brine and three green olives. With water: no, five olives. Per glass
restaurant Palate
awe… Smoked mangos, smoked peaches, tobacco ashes, drop of absinth, cracked pepper… Possibly the most 'exotic' and yet 'pure' Ardbeg I've tried. Who's distilled this? The Laphroaig crew, right? Keeping the equipment fit before new owners Glenmorangie would properly restart the distillery… And there's always this story about the purifier being on, or off, or broken, or disconnected… Someone should write a book about Ardbeg's purifier. Geert? With water: clearly old Ardbeg. Putty. This very particular combo, tar, almonds, lemons, brine, iodine... And whelks, winkles, cockles and clams! I'm reminded of that stunning official 30 yo 'Very Old' at 40% vol., into which they (well, Allied's very engaging Robert Hicks, their famous master blender) had thrown many glorious very old casks. On the other hand, they had told us it was that or Ballantine's. And no, no one can remake history
timer Finish
incredible. Salty almonds and mango chutney, plus green chartreuse again. Chartreuse from a very old bottle…