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 | 53.3% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 돌려 향을 깨우면 1973년 증류된 아드벡이 옅은 황금빛을 천천히 드러낸다. 코끝에 가져가면 이 시대 아드벡 특유의 진한 피트와 타르, 짭조름한 바다 내음이 강하게 인사한다. 한 모금 머금으면 53.3도의 기운이 입을 채우며 훈연한 솔잎과 레몬, 검은 후추의 매콤함이 거칠게 부딪친다. 천천히 삼키면 오래된 아드벡다운 기름진 재와 흙내음이 혀 깊숙이 길게 따라온다.
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)