Ardbeg

Ardbeg 17 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, 1997, 43%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 11
Average Score
N.A
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Description

The Glenmorangie Company revival of Ardbeg in 1997 saw the relaunch of its single malt brand. Due to the years of inactivity, this 17-year-old was the first age statement they could release. The classic 10-year-old did not appear until 2000. The spirit used to make up this release would have been distilled and filled in to casks during the period when Hiram Walker owned the distillery, with produc ...

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Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Lightly Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
No
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Dr. Bill Lumsden
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Bottle and box
Series highlights
One of the first bottles released after Ardbeg distillery reopened in 1997 following its acquisition by The Glenmorangie Company.
Historical context
The Glenmorangie Company revival of Ardbeg in 1997
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Fresh and clean, with hints of pine resin, aniseed, sea spray, lavender soap, flinty minerality, malted barley, and a touch of toasting bread.
Palate
A beautiful, creamy texture with aniseed toffee, café latte, fennel, gentle antiseptic soap, and restrained peat smoke, leading to chewy malt and cocoa.
Finish
Lingering with chewy oak, cocoa powder, tar, residual peat, soft embers, and smoked bread.
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