Old Malt Cask Ardbeg 15 Years Old

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.