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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

Awards

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

Whisky Magazine is the perfect complement to the dram in your glass. Every issue brings you fascinating articles on the art, science and romance of the 'water of life', plus page after page of tasting notes.

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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