An old single cask Ardbeg 1973 bottled from a bourbon hogshead for the Italian market in 2004.
TASTING NOTES (by Whiskyfun.com)
Colour: gold. Nose: much more classically Ardbeg, with lots of tar, peat smoke, liquorice, wet hay and wet dog plus a little eucalyptus and camphor as well as lemon juice and fresh almonds. Very bold and sort of electric. Huge notes of new tyres, coal smokeā¦ This is just āArdbegā. Fab stuff. Mouth: a superb attack again, on espresso coffee, chestnut honey and of course lots of peat. Peated malt (grains), salted liquorice, hints of cloves and nutmeg plus some great oaky tonesā¦ Gets very medicinalā¦ and a long finish on chlorophyll, peat, liquorice and a pinch of saltā¦ Yes, just fab and, again, dangerously drinkable. 95 points.
