Ardbeg 1988 Mb
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Mandibolari (Mb) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Bottled Year | 2002 |
| Age | 14년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 40.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
not too Ardbegish – much more Ardmorish at first nosing. But after a deep nosing some ‘veggie’ smoke, wet garden bonfire. Quite austere, not too far from some 1987 Longrows… Yes, strange to need some other distilleries’ names to describe an Ardbeg! Lots of white pepper, but it’s really too restrained and a little weak
restaurant Palate
lots of roots, gentian eau de vie, wet earth, humus. Ha-ha! I really like this… Quite bold too, with some cooked apple, apricot jam. What a beautiful taste, but too bad the nose is a little weak… Rather long, but slightly metallic finish. 87 points (and what a great label!). ‘The Ardbeg that shouldn’t exist’ – or the lost vintage? Ardbeg 1988/2002 (40%, Mandibolari) Ardbeg wasn't active in 1988, so this one is said to be a fake. Fake vintage, that is, or just a labelling mistake?