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| Hello, that is one in all our (virtually) day by day tastings. Santé! |
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November 1, 2021
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Little Duos, at the moment ex-barrel Ardbeg
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Between the brand new Bentley and the chance to have some sort of scorching chowder with native sausage and a dram on the Outdated Kiln Café with mates, I do know what I would select and that positive would not have 4 wheels and a really awful carbon footprint. We’ll go independent-Glenmo-era Ardbeg this time, we would have some newer OBs in a while. We’ll see, there are such a lot of new whiskies…
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Ardbeg 2001/2021 (46.6%, OB for Wu Dram Clan, bourbon barrel, cask #348, 155 bottles) 
Ardbeg made below new house owners Glenmorangie plc. earlier than they’d offered on to LVMH who had outbidden Pernod in or round 2004. However sufficient hi-flyin’ finance… Color: mild gold. Nostril: however naturally, fish oils, tar, tyres, lemons and crushed bitter almonds. Look how life is easy! Mouth: I am realising that this roughly bears the age of the primary beautiful Seventies single casks, and that it is bought an analogous sort of influence on us. Extraordinary fatness, earthiness, herbalness, tarriness, lemonness and lochness (absolutely the lousiest joke ever on this wee web site, I do know I have to apologise however this wee ‘beg simply put me in an excellent temper). Essentially the most putting side right here is that it’s ‘one’. Love the fattish tarry aspect and but the sunshine, virtually refreshing coastal lemonness. Nice mixture, fairly ‘apparent’. End: lengthy, somewhat chic. Steadiness is completely good and I am even discovering roasted pine nuts within the aftertaste, of which I might wolf down half a ton with out blinking an eye fixed. Feedback: the one downside with the good Ardbegs is that, give it some thought, you may solely have your very first one as soon as (actually, diving to new lows, S.) An outstanding cask, Ardbeg is alive!
SGP:467 – 92 factors. |
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Ardbeg 21 yo 1999/2020 (58.2%, Kingsbury for Membership Qing Hong Kong, bourbon barrel)
The names Ardbeg and Kingsbury collectively imply loads in whisky geekery. This was already whisky made by pre-LVMH Glenmorangie. Somewhat story whereas we’re right here, I bear in mind we hated it after we first flew to the Distillery after LVMH had purchased it, I consider that was for Feis 2005. They have been flying a French flag over the Distillery – a lot for our ‘holidays’! Color: straw. Nostril: 21 yo, that jogs my memory of ‘that’ Committee launch! Anyway, that is a fair purer, much less tarry/fattish fashion of Ardbeg, extra on sea components, kelp, oysters, menthol, with just a little tabasco, branches and roots, wild carrots, then plasticine and paraffin, drawing gum, brake fluid… Truly, there is a great complexity right here, regardless of the somewhat excessive energy. Rather less ‘quick’ than the 2001, maybe. With water: oh, tarred bandages and chilly sorrel soup! How Ardbeg is that? Mouth (neat): oh, peppers plus camphor, salty greens, smoky oils, extra plasticine, ‘almond’ glue (Coccoina), hints of paprika (actually goulash), limoncello, just a little icing sugar… A somewhat stressed Ardbeg when water’s not been added but. With water: I consider the cask had been rather less lively than that of the 2001. Some beautiful honey coming by means of now – honey in Ardbeg? Moderately honeydew, in act or fir honey. Gorgeous certainly. End: lengthy, resinous, lemony, very elegant. Cough syrup and just a little pink pepper within the aftertaste. Szechuan pepper. Feedback: I simply couldn’t inform you which one I appreciated greatest; I would want a double-magnum of every to have the ability to make-up my thoughts. What makes you suppose that is wishful considering?
SGP:557 – 92 factors. |
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Actually, tasting some moderately-oaked well-aged Ardbegs is just not in contrast to going again see Botticelli on the Workplaces or Rothko on the MoMA.
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