Ardbeg 1978 SMWS 33.37 Firewater and liquorice, sweets under tar

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	1978
Bottled Year	1995
Age	-
Cask Type	-
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	57.4%
Volume	700 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Sweet

Maritime

Oaky

Vanilla

Herbal

Creamy

Fruity

Spicy

Honey

Nutty

Chocolate

Dried Fruit

Floral

Citrus

Tasting Notes

Colour

deep gold

air Nose

I’d swear they pushed the US oak. This reeks of plankish vanilla and sawdust at first nosing, and you have to wait for a few seconds before you may experience more Ardbegness. Tarry ropes, smoked almonds, old hessian, sea air, cider apples… Everything is slowly falling into place, but that wasn’t obvious. Mixed feelings… so far… With water: simple. Water doesn’t add much. A little varnish, perhaps

restaurant Palate

of course it’s quite good. Smoky lemons, marzipan, and kippery ashes. Right, ashy kippers. It’s just that it’s very simple and at this point, you would think it’s barely five years old. With water: hello? Planet Earth? What happened? Sawdust, ashes, and a little salt. That’s not quite enough

timer Finish

medium, ashy, and sawdusty. Rather unpleasant

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