Ardbeg 2006 Private Single Cask
| 카테고리 | SINGLE MALT |
| 증류소 | Ardbeg |
| 병입자 | Distillery Bottling |
| 병입자 시리즈 | - |
| 빈티지 | 2006 |
| 병입 연도 | 2023 |
| 숙성 | 16년 |
| 캐스크 타입 | Second-fill oloroso sherry butt |
| 캐스크 넘버 | - |
| 발매 수량 | - |
| 도수 | 56.5% |
| 용량 | 700 ml |
| 레이블 | - |
| 국가 | Scotland |
| 지역 | Islay |
향미 프로필
테이스팅 노트
아일라 킬달튼 해안의 아드벡은 강렬한 이탄으로 이름 높지만, 세컨드 필 올로로소 셰리 벗에서 16년을 보낸 이 원캐스크는 한결 절제된 얼굴을 보인다. 잔에는 은은한 금빛이 감돈다. 코에는 자몽과 레몬, 젖은 분필과 석회 같은 광물성에 이탄과 건초, 허브가 겹친다. 56.5도의 입안은 초반부터 탄닌이 도드라지며 풋고추와 비터 초콜릿, 강한 감초가 마른 듯 흐른다. 여운은 가루처럼 마르며 이탄의 잔향이 길게 남는다.
AI테이스팅 노트
색상
gold
air 아로마 (코)
oh, now we’re on another planet. We do have these very fruity, but slightly austere notes (I got that in an old Cadenhead dumpy), like grapefruit again, citron, rubbed orange peel and then something very nicely mineral (austerity again!) Wet chalk, limestone, hints of moist plaster, gin… And then it gets quite farmy, with something peaty, hay, ‘clean’ horse dung – and also lots of herbs such as chive, fresh coriander, parsley. Hints of chocolate as well. Frankly, it’s a superb nose, beautifully balanced and with lots of presence. Very, very ‘serious’. An anti-made up malt?
restaurant 맛 (팔레트)
it’s very coherent, but maybe it’s a little too austere now. Quite some tannins right from the start, green pepper, flour, bitter chocolate powder… A certain lack of sweetness, like in many very old malts. Don’t get me wrong, it’s easily bearable but you really have to love dryness. The malt gets then grassy and vegetal, rather bitter, peppery, with notes of ultra-strong liquorice and strong herb liqueur (it reminds me of Underberg, do you know that?) And then, good news we do have a little sweetness coming through (a little caramel, apple juice). But the whole remains quite drying, just like the medium long, but very ‘powdery’ finish. Very, very serious stuff indeed! The nose was absolutely great but maybe the palate is a bit tired… It still deserves 87 points , that is. Ah yes, music… Something rough, ‘ancient’ and ‘dry’ but still rather ‘easy’, like, yes, Steve Coleman’s ‘Transits’ (on ‘Myths, Modes And Means’) MUSIC – Recommended listening - Let's have a little African music, shall we? Today it's Kenya's superb singer Suzanna Owi yo who does Kisumu 100.mp3 . And it's excellently produced! Please support all African artists... March 20, 2006 TASTING - TWO ARDBEGS (again...) Ardbeg ‘Still Young’ (56.2%, OB, 2006) This one has been already vatted but not bottled. I didn’t like the ‘Very Young’ too much (79), I thought it was much too simple and rough but many aficionados loved it. So, let’s see how these first 1998 ‘Glenmo’ batches behave after one more year in their casks