Ardbeg 1973 Ses
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Sestante (Ses) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1973 |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 53.5% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
아일라 남쪽 절벽 아래의 짭조름한 해풍과 강한 피트 늪의 향이 15년을 지배한다. 잔에는 옅은 황금빛이 잠겨 있다. 코끝에는 1973 아드벡 빈티지 특유의 트로피컬 과일과 가죽 같은 피트 연기, 바닷소금의 향이 두드러진다. 입에서는 망고와 파인애플, 짭조름한 미네랄, 강한 훈연이 두꺼운 질감으로 흐른다. 여운에는 옛 아드벡 특유의 라임 껍질과 짠 연기가 길게 머문다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
rather mellow and kind of appeased, starting more on kumquats and soot than on wild peat. A lot of various herbal teas as well, such as chamomile, thyme tea, rosemary and garlic tea (good for our heart) and then whiffs of wet fabric, old books, dusty street under the first rain and tapioca flour (which is quite odourless but not totally so). Gets finally much more medicinal, with whiffs of antiseptic and camphor that are usually rather to be found in a neighbouring malt whisky. And fresh almonds
restaurant Palate
smooth, very lightly peated and unusually honeyed for an Ardbeg. Very strange, but very pleasant development on buttered croissants, caramel crème, kumquats, mint-flavoured nougats and, well, plain mint (and mint liqueur such as Ricqlès – dunno if you know that one). Pretty excellent but you have to like mint
timer Finish
medium long, even more mentholated. Incredible!