Ardbeg 1998 IM Chieftain's
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Ian Macleod (IM) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2010 |
| Age | 12년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.8% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아일라 남부 해안의 거센 바닷바람이 아드벡의 강렬한 토탄 연기를 처음부터 끝까지 관통한다. 1998년 증류해 12년을 채운 이 위스키는 옅은 밀짚빛을 띤다. 코에는 짙은 훈제 향과 타르, 요오드, 레몬이 날카롭게 솟고, 56.8도의 입에서는 그을린 숯과 후추, 짭조름한 바다 미네랄이 강하게 밀려든다. 매캐한 연기와 소금기가 뜨겁고 길게 여운을 끈다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
very subtle, with mainly ashes and charcoal. It clearly needs water to wake up, so let's add some... With water: no improvement, unfortunately. Some white chocolate, which is quite odd in this context, let's admit it
restaurant Palate
it's good, it's woody, it's powerful, but it's far from the elegance and purity of the Ten. The wood is really dominant, and these few notes of olives and capers won't change much about that. With water: it's not bad, but in the woody style, I prefer the very eccentric Scorch. The spirit has a hard time breaking through, I find. There's a lot of ash, with the feeling of having swallowed an ashtray
timer Finish
long, very dry, with lots of ash