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

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Oaky

Sweet

Vanilla

Spicy

Fruity

Creamy

Herbal

Dried Fruit

Honey

Citrus

Chocolate

Nutty

Floral

Tasting 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)

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