Ardbeg 1999 Kb

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	Kingsbury (Kb)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1999
Bottled Year	2020
Age	21년
Cask Type	Barrel
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	58.2%
Volume	700 ml 700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Oaky

Maritime

Spicy

Sweet

Vanilla

Fruity

Honey

Creamy

Citrus

Nutty

Floral

Dried Fruit

Herbal

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

straw

air Nose

21 yo, that reminds me of 'that' Committee release! Anyway, this is an even purer, less tarry/fattish style of Ardbeg, more on sea elements, kelp, oysters, menthol, with a little tabasco, branches and roots, wild carrots, then plasticine and paraffin, drawing gum, brake fluid… Actually, there's a wonderful complexity here, despite the rather high strength. A little less 'immediate' than the 2001, perhaps. With water: oh, tarred bandages and cold sorrel soup! How Ardbeg is that?

restaurant Palate

oh, peppers plus camphor, salty vegetables, smoky oils, more plasticine, 'almond' glue (Coccoina), hints of paprika (certainly goulash), limoncello, a little icing sugar… A rather restless Ardbeg when water's not been added yet. With water: I believe the cask had been a little less active than that of the 2001. Some stunning honey coming through now – honey in Ardbeg? Rather honeydew, in act or fir honey. Stunning indeed

timer Finish

long, resinous, lemony, very elegant. Cough syrup and a little pink pepper in the aftertaste. Szechuan pepper

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