Ardbeg 2004 SMWS 33.121 Barbecued pork on rosemary skewers
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Ardbeg |
| Bottler | The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 2004 |
| Bottled Year | 2012 |
| Age | 8년 |
| Cask Type | First-fill ex-Bourbon Barrel |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 59.0% |
| Volume | 700 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
잔을 코끝으로 가져가면 가장 먼저 아드벡다운 타르 같은 짙은 훈연과 레몬, 그을린 숯 향이 강하게 인사한다. 잔을 흔들면 맑은 황금빛이 잔 벽을 따라 흐른다. 8년을 보낸 이 아일라 위스키를 한 모금 머금으면 퍼스트필 버번의 바닐라 단맛 위로 강렬한 피트 연기와 감귤이 59도의 힘으로 번진다. 삼키면 재와 후추 같은 훈연이 혀끝에 길게 매달린다.
AITasting Notes
Colour
white wine (paler than the committee)
air Nose
it is not the same whisky as the earlier version, but rather beautiful it is. Big smoke and tar, then whiffs of wet wool and fresh walnuts, hints of struck matches and wee notes of cow stable as well as dried seaweed. Not the most complex Ardbeg ever but it’s beautifully austere and the smoke is big. With water: the kind of development that I enjoy a lot in fairly young Ardbegs, both mineral and even metallic and organic. Wet clay, oysters and the same kind of notes of green olives as in the committee release
restaurant Palate
oily mouth feel, the whole starting on a combination of lemon and peaty smokiness, closer to the committee release at this point. Grassy herbal tea. With water: oh this is funny, there are notes that we usually only get in older Ardbegs, such as some camphor and old style cough syrup. Gets sweeter after that, with notes of ripe apples and barley sugar
timer Finish
long, very ‘Ardbeg’, rather sweet and a little less smoky at this stage