Ardbeg 2000 SMS The Whisky Exchange Straight from the Cask
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | Speciality Drinks Ltd (SMS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2000 |
| Bottled Year | 2008 |
| Age | - |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 62.5% |
| Volume | 500 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
pale straw
air Nose
a very different style, more estery, with more varnish as well, more earth, more roots, dead leaves, olives, brine… Having said that, it’s a little hard to assess because of the very high strength. With water: extreme dryness! Brine, fumes, burnt wood, coal, wet paint, cut grass, black olives, charcoal…
restaurant Palate
this baby’s not that different from the Potstill anymore, it’s well the same kind of make, very zesty, with less smoke and, well, phenols than in older Ardbeg (1970s). But it’s very, cough, strong… With water: this is interesting, there are still quite some young fruits, signs of (relative) immaturity (pineapples and pears among others), but it’s already starting to become more complex, with a kind of green smoke, green olives, maybe capers…
timer Finish
long, rough, salty. Samphires. Bitter aftertaste
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