Old Malt Cask / The Ardbeggeddon, 1972, Aged 28 Years, Sherry Cask

Old Malt Cask

Ardbeg

The Ardbeggeddon, 1972, Aged 28 Years, Sherry Cask

ABV 48.4%
REVIEWED Issue 22

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Specifications

Brand: Ardbeg, Old Malt Cask, Douglas Laing
Expression: The Ardbeggeddon, 1972, Aged 28 Years, Sherry Cask
Type: Scotland Whisky / Single Malt
Age: 28 years old
ABV: 48.4%
Country/Region: Scotland / Islay
Bottling type: Independent Bottling
Bottled by: Douglas Laing

Awards

Recommended
Issue 22

Tasting notes

Taster 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.

9.3

Taster 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.

7.8

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