Ardbeg 1996 IM Dun Bheagan
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Ian Macleod (IM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Bottled Year | 2015 |
| Age | 19년 |
| Cask Type | Barrels |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 46.1% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
amber/orange
air Nose
the attack is much rougher but even smokier, with quite some rubber, burnt cake, hints of rancio. It gets then similarly flowery and fruity, on nectar, cooked apricots, apple pie. Whiffs of bandages and camphor, and also something of an old Armagnac. Perhaps some smoked ham. Less thrilling than the Peerless but most certainly a very nice malt, much farmier and rubberier than expected
restaurant Palate
rather spirity, powerful, almost invading. Some sherry of course but also quite some rubber and ‘burnt’ notes, bitter oranges and grappa. Rather tannic and getting slightly aggressive and burning after a while. Let’s see if it can swim… After a few drops of water (btw the nose gets much more fragrant, on Parma violets, with also lots of tea, especially pu-erh, which is good news) the malt really improves, getting rounder and much fruitier. All excessive rubbery notes have vanished, amazing! Some ripe melon, peaches, ganache (chocolate mixed with fruits), late harvest Alsatian Tokay… Wow, this Pulteney isn’t a swimmer, it’s Mark Spitz! The finish is very long, creamy, on all sorts of fruit liqueurs and jams. Brilliant whisky, but it needs water. 90 points . October 26, 2005 TASTING - THREE EXCELLENT YOUNG INDIE ARDBEGS Ardbeg 1996/2005 (46%, Gordon & MacPhail CC for La Maison du Whisky, cask #914)