Ardbeg 2001 SMWS 33.111 Gentle Giant

Category	SINGLE MALT
Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS)
Bottling Series	-
Vintage	2001
Bottled Year	2011
Age	9년
Cask Type	1st Fill Ex-Bourbon Barrel
Cask Number	-
Bottles Released	-
ABV	57.6%
Volume	700 ml 750 ml
Label	-
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay

Flavor Profile

Smoky

Peaty

Maritime

Oaky

Sweet

Creamy

Fruity

Vanilla

Spicy

Honey

Citrus

Herbal

Nutty

Dried Fruit

Floral

Chocolate

Tasting 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

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