Ardbeg 1967 SV Vintage Collection - Dumpy

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	Signatory Vintage (SV)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1967
Bottled Year	1995
Age	28년
Cask Type	Pale Oloroso Butt
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	50.6%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Oaky

Sweet

Spicy

Maritime

Vanilla

Fruity

Creamy

Honey

Dried Fruit

Chocolate

Citrus

Nutty

Herbal

Floral

Tasting Notes

Colour

white wine

air Nose

typical of those years, rather more on oils (sunflower, grape pips) and all kinds of waxes. Paraffin oil, brake fluid, concrete, chalk, touches of mezcal (typical too), olives, smoked fish, seashells… With water: gears towards paraffin and embrocations. Pencil eraser, menthol, Vicks’ best

restaurant Palate

amazing what good age does to any whisky. Not that the twenties were young, but this is different. After all, remember malt whisky is barley plus water plus oak plus time, and that without time it’s vodka. Ahem. Anyway, brilliant Ardbeg once again, at a perfect age. Rather more on chalk, wax and lemons, then brine and clams. Great balance. With water: wood smoke, toffee, buttered tea, praline, smoky nougat or something…

timer Finish

rather long, relatively gentler, with echoes of Jamaican rum this time. Perfect menthol too, also citron and tangerine liqueurs. The aftertaste is extremely smoky and ashy – as we sometimes say, you just licked the ashtray

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