Ardbeg 15-year-old SMWS 33.24 Creosote over pitch-pine
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | - |
| Bottled Year | - |
| Age | 15년 |
| Cask Type | Bourbon Cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 56.6% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 가까이 하면 은은한 훈연과 셰리, 다크 초콜릿 노트가 한데 어우러져 드러난다. 입에서는 절제된 피트와 건포도의 단맛, 진한 초콜릿이 두꺼운 질감으로 흐른다. 셰리 통에서 마무리한 15년 보모어답게 아일라의 연기와 셰리의 단맛이 단단하게 균형을 이룬다. 43도의 도수가 향과 맛을 부드럽게 감싼다. 여운은 달큰한 훈연과 카카오의 쌉쌀함이 길게 이어진다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
pale gold
air Nose
starts crisp and pure, although rather less ‘Ardbeg’ then earlier botlings. In a way, this could be mistaken for Caol Ila, not a bad thing, obviously. That means we find apple peelings, seaweed, whiffs of garden bonfire, then a little antiseptic, camphor, grapefruit and plain seawater. Almost forgot our bellowed whelks ;-). With water: things keep improving. More smoke, ‘a working kiln’, smoked fish, hessian… and all that jazz
restaurant Palate
rich, punchy, more Ardbeg, with an oily mouth feel. Peat smokiness, lemons, grapefruits, touches of salt, bitter grass and just a little aniseed and liquorice wood. I find this pretty excellent. More vanilla and light honey after one minute or two. With water: it’s funny how it gets both smokier and sweeter. Smoked vanilla cream? Smoked maple syrup? Also a little ‘green’ coffee
timer Finish
long, salty, very smoky, with notes of cider apples this time