Ardbeg 1992 HL The Kinship
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Hunter Laing (HL) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1992 |
| Bottled Year | 2020 |
| Age | 28년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 50.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
typical of those years, rather more on oils (sunflower, grape pips) and all kinds of waxes. Paraffin oil, brake fluid, concrete, chalk, touches of mezcal (typical too), olives, smoked fish, seashells… With water: gears towards paraffin and embrocations. Pencil eraser, menthol, Vicks’ best
restaurant Palate
amazing what good age does to any whisky. Not that the twenties were young, but this is different. After all, remember malt whisky is barley plus water plus oak plus time, and that without time it’s vodka. Ahem. Anyway, brilliant Ardbeg once again, at a perfect age. Rather more on chalk, wax and lemons, then brine and clams. Great balance. With water: wood smoke, toffee, buttered tea, praline, smoky nougat or something…
timer Finish
rather long, relatively gentler, with echoes of Jamaican rum this time. Perfect menthol too, also citron and tangerine liqueurs. The aftertaste is extremely smoky and ashy – as we sometimes say, you just licked the ashtray