Connoisseur's Choice Ardbeg 1974

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 37 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Classic Islay peatiness. Spicy. Fragrant. Sea air. Palate Dusty. Earthy. Iron-ish. The flavours of a dunnage warehouse. Finish Sea spray. Wet earth. Seaweed. Comment Less boisterous than The Young One. The calm of maturity permits all the nuances to be experienced.

Dave Broom Nose Fragrant and smoked. Coal bunkers and rose bushes. Perfumed wood, apple loft, peat smoke in background, antiseptic, coal tar. Palate Dry, firm. Sweet oak and a burst of smoke. Timbers on a beach. Marine notes. Seashells. Great flowing feel. Finish Mixing sweet and dry. Comment A classic Ardbeg.