Ardbeg 1998 SMWS 33.62 Unique perfection
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1998 |
| Bottled Year | 2006 |
| Age | 7년 |
| Cask Type | - |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 58.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
light amber
air Nose
different for sure. More dry, chestnuty, chocolaty, meaty, with some ham, some dry tobacco, some heavy liquorice, some tar (I remember some ex-oloroso Port Ellens by DL), some brine, gherkins, beefstock, then kiwis… A touch of manure as well, horse sweat… And yet, all that remains rather elegant, no mean feat! With water: yup, it’s fresher, kind of cleaner, with spearmint, new leather, tealeaves… and maybe rather chicken stock this time. And bacon. You can tell your mum (or the police) it’s soup you’re having…
restaurant Palate
a metallic touch in the arrival, as well as bags and bags of dried figs and caramel. Very thick, but not cloying, balance is preserved. Orange marmalade, thick quince jelly (luv’ that), and then a growing feeling of pipe tobacco juice. Raspberry ganache. Not as meaty as on the nose, by far, and rather sweeter and even fruitier. Mind you, they seem to have tamed a 1998 Ardbeg! With water: no, wait, the spirit strikes back. The sherry becomes drier again, liquoricy and leathery, while Ardbeg is taking the lead – and it’s more Led Zep than Vivaldi
timer Finish
very long, much spicier. Ginger and sweet mustard plus some kind of smoked caramel. Saltier aftertaste – which was expected
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