Ardbeg 1993 SMWS 33.48 May flowers and Swarfega
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1993 |
| Bottled Year | 2002 |
| Age | 8년 |
| Cask Type | Refill Hogshead |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.8% |
| Volume | 700 ml 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
white wine
air Nose
raw alcohol at first, then new plastic and varnish, then rabbit dropping, cider vinegar, riesling from a not-so-sunny vintage, rubbed lemon zest, bitter almonds, motor oil... Yes, I know, that doesn’t sound too appealing, does it? Let’s give this one more time... zzz... Well, now it got much more on fusel oil and coal, soot, raw asparagus, medicinal alcohol... And peat of course. Very austere to say the least. With water: switches towards an even bigger grassiness. Aniseed, cooked cabbage... And our good friends the wet dogs (sorry again, dogs). Actually, water doesn’t seem to work too well with this one, it rerally starts to smell like the inside of a plastic bag after a moment
restaurant Palate
much more a classic, typical young Ardbeg. Peat blast and all that jazz. And then lemon... Complex? Not, but perfectly ‘profiled’. ‘Funny’ chemical notes (plastic, lemonade) as well but that should disappear with water. So, with water: much better. The off notes have disappeared. Classic young Ardbeg
timer Finish
long and saltier than usual
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