Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 28 Years Old, The Ardbeggeddon 1972, Sherry Cask

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 22 by Michael Jackson and Dave Broom.

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Tasting Notes

Michael Jackson Nose Rich, soft, oily, smokiness. Very appetising. Palate A dexterous interplay of grassy peatiness; oiliness; just lurking suggestions of lemony fruitiness, sherry and oak. Finish Lively, evocative, maritime flavours. A long walk on a sandy beach, with a vigorous, salty spray. Comment One of the best Ardbegs I have ever tasted. Full range of the distillery’s typical flavours, lyrically combined.

Dave Broom Nose Dry, amazingly intense. Incredibly concentrated aromas: tarry rope, peat oil, lanolin, red herrings dangling from hooks in the smokehouse. HUGE. Palate Sweet, concentrated, pent-up start. Then lime, lanolin, coal tar soap and all those weird aromas. Finish Bone dry. Comment For true believers only. The most intense, full-on Ardbeg I’ve ever come across.