Ardbeg 1991 MM

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	Murray McDavid (MM)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1991
Bottled Year	2001
Age	12년
Cask Type	Bourbon Cask
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	46.0%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Sweet

Oaky

Fruity

Honey

Dried Fruit

Spicy

Herbal

Creamy

Vanilla

Floral

Nutty

Citrus

Chocolate

Tasting Notes

Colour

full gold

air Nose

it’s rather mellow, starting mainly on some putty and marzipan, with only the remotest whiffs of smoke and old cigar humidor. It’s only after two or three minutes that touches of old herbs liqueurs and motor oil come through. Old car engine, rubber bands, car polish, then more kumquats, pine resin… It’s growing bigger over time but the smoke remains relatively subdued. Unexpected whiffs of old roses after a few minutes, walnuts, morels… Old gewürztraminer? Very complex…

restaurant Palate

really punchy, without any tiredness or dryness from all this time in glass. Picks up where it stopped on the nose, with again touches of roses (Turkish delights) and kumquats, then more straight peat smoke, tar, liquorice and soot/ashes. Quite some salt as well, caraway seeds, prunes, black raisins (sherry wood, probably!) and bitter oranges, with a saltiness that never stops growing bigger. Touches of strong herbal digestif ala Underberg together with more and more salmiak. Amazingly big after all these years

timer Finish

endless, tarry and ashy, maybe a tad drying but it would be a very stupid thing to complain

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