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Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 15 Years Old

Brand Old Malt Cask
Expression Ardbeg 15 Years Old
Type Scotch Whisky / Single Malt
Age 15 Year Old
Abv 50.00%
Produced at Douglas Laing & Co
Region Islay
Availability Worldwide
Guide Price £41-£70 (US$66-US$113)
Website http://www.douglaslaing.com

Tasted in Whisky Magazine Issue 63 by Dave Broom and Arthur Motley.

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Tasting Notes

Dave Broom

Nose
Charred embers/charcoal/coal dust shifting into juniper and pine. Lightly smoked fish.
Palate
A dry and smoky start. Foggy smoke that knocks back the sweetness which is there: sultanas packed inside a baked apple.
Finish
Dry and smoky again.
Comment
Too chimney-like for me. Lacks the balance between sweetness and dryness you need in such a peaty dram.

Arthur Motley

Nose
Dried fruit, rum butter and mixed peel. An occasional waft of struck flint, morphs into a clearer smokiness. Mint toffee, lint bandages and citrus.
Palate
Sultanas, wood smoke, apple, ship rope and Christmas pudding spice.
Finish
Smokiness and dry rope.
Comment
Took a while to show its true colours as an Ardbeg, but developed into a good example.

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