Ardbeg 1990 HSC
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | High Spirits' Collection (HSC) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1990 |
| Bottled Year | 2003 |
| Age | 11년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 57.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아일라 남부 해안의 거친 파도와 짙은 이탄 늪이 아드벡의 강렬한 연기와 짠맛을 빚는다. 1990년 증류해 11년을 보낸 이 하이 스피리츠 보틀링은 옅은 볏짚색이다. 향은 매캐한 타르와 훈제 레몬, 해초가 또렷하고, 57.1도의 한 모금엔 그을린 후추와 소금, 감초가 매끄럽게 번진다. 여운엔 식은 모닥불 재와 바다 소금기가 길고 진하게 남는다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
dark gold
air Nose
it’s an Ardbeg that’s rather more medicinal than others, as it really starts on embrocations and bandages, while it even becomes a little chemical over time (plastic). There seems to be some sherry as well (it’s a tad vinous) and it goes on with more overripe oranges and a slight butyric side. I’m not all for modern ‘peat, vanilla and basta’ profiles but this one’s a tad too dirty for me. I mean, dirty-ish. With water: becomes very milky – I mean, completely opaque. The plastic-like scents grow even bigger
restaurant Palate
frankly, this is very, very strange. Smoked overripe oranges, peppered salmon, plasticine, crystallised citrons and again this feeling of plastic. Burnt rubber, Macdonald’s Tex-Mex hamburger, Worcester sauce… and… Tabasco? What’s this? With water: I’ve never tried motor oil mixed with brine, but that may be it
timer Finish
quite long, very briny and a little lemony. It’s the best part, not only because it’s the finish. A bitterish/chemical aftertaste, though