Ardbeg 1973 Ses
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Sestante (Ses) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 14년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 53.4% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
노즈에서는 오래된 아드벡 특유의 짭짤한 바다 미네랄과 따뜻한 훈연 노트가 가장 먼저 두드러진다. 세스탄테가 14년산 53.4도로 병입한 이 Ardbeg 1973은 1970년대 아드벡의 풍부한 오일과 절제된 피트 균형이 또렷이 발현된다. 팰럿에서는 훈제 베이컨, 다시마, 라임 껍질이 차례로 발전하며 도수가 구조를 단단히 잡는다. 피니시는 짠 미네랄과 마른 훈연으로 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
very close to the Flora & Fauna but even more austere, almost silent, getting then very, very grassy. Quite nice in its extreme grassiness, in fact… Nice notes of fresh sawdust, newly cut grass, roots, green tea… Yes, austere but very elegant
restaurant Palate
we aren’t too far from the old 12yo. Even more zing and that obvious ‘rurality’ again, lots of liquorice, a nice oak, maybe hints of soap but nothing unpleasant, white pepper, caramel crème, vanilla… The wood is at work but it’s a really a nice one, with very obvious but elegant tannins. Long and good finish, rural and clean at the same time, with quite some liquorice and high-end homemade apple juice. 86 points . MUSIC – Recommended listening: it's Sunday, we go classical with György Sándor Ligeti playing his own Etude 9 (Book 2), Vertige.mp3 (from the CD 'Mechanical Music', 1990). What an amazing musician he was! Please buy his music... June 2007 - part 2 <--- July 2007 - part 1 ---> July 2007 - part 2 C heck the index of all entries: Whisky Music Nick's Concert Reviews Web Whiskyfun Best malts I had these weeks - 90+ points only - alphabetical: Ardbeg 14 yo 1973 (53.3%, Sestante, clear glass) Ardbeg 15 yo 1973/1989 (46%, Signatory, cask #4902) Ardbeg 15 yo 1973/1988 (53.5%, Sestante, green glass) Ardbeg 1974/1993 (55.1%, Scotch Single Malt Circle, cask #4377) Ardbeg 26 yo 1974/2000 (50%, Kingsbury, 278 bottles) Ardbeg 30yo 1973/2003 (48.9%, DL Platinum, 197 bottles) Ardbeg 1974/2006 (53.9%, OB, Belgium, cask #3324, 118 bottles) Bruichladdich 1966/1983 (53.5%, Moon Import, Riserva Veronelli, 2400 bottles) Clynelish 5 yo (43%, OB, early 1970’s) Clynelish 34 yo 1972/2007 (50.5%, The Single Malts of Scotland) Glenfarclas 1959/2002 ‘Christmas Day’ (46%, OB, 96 bottles) Speyside Single Malt 35yo 1971/2006 (51,4%, The Whisky Fair, Sherry butt, 534 bottles) Single Speyside Malt 41 yo 1965/2007 (53.5%, The Whisky Fair, sherry) Glen Rothes 22 yo 1957/1979 (45.7%, Cadenhead dumpy Longmorn 1973/2000 (55.7%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Cask’, cask # 3235) Longmorn 1969/1993 (61.2%, Gordon & MacPhail ‘Cask’, casks # 3721 – 5297)