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

Brand Old Malt Cask
Expression Ardbeg 28 Years Old, The Ardbeggeddon 1972, Sherry Cask
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 28 Year Old
Vintage 1972
Abv 48.40%
Produced at Douglas Laing & Co
Region Islay
Availability The Whisky Shop
Guide Price £41-£70 (US$66-US$113)
Website http://www.douglaslaing.com

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.

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