Ardbeg 1975 Single Cask 26 Year Old, Sherry Hogshead Cask, Cask #4701, 2002, 46.2%

Name: Ardbeg 1975 Single Cask 26 Year Old, Sherry Hogshead Cask, Cask #4701, 2002, 46.2%
Brand: Ardbeg
Rating: 88 (1 reviews)

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Ardbeg 1975 Single Cask 26 Year Old #4701 / Ste. Dugas You would not think it to see it now, but Ardbeg had a difficult time of it for much of the 20th century. The distillery was bought in a joint venture between Hiram Walker and DCL in 1959, both intending to supply their blends. The subsequent years were very successful, but DCL backed out in 1979 (closing many of their other distilleries a few ...

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Nose: Saline, new tyres, walnut, parsley, rosemary, salted butter caramel, old leather, sweet mustard, cigars, molasses, burnt cake, ointments, balms, camphor.
Palate: Rich, oily, thick, dry sherry, nuts, curry, old vin jaune.
Finish: Very long, peat smoke, ashes, saltiness, seaweed, tar, salted liquorice, currants.

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88 / 100

The most compelling thread is the contrast between dry sherry, nuts and curry on the palate and the salty, smoky finish, with seaweed and tar giving it a distinctly coastal edge. The nose adds an unusual herbal turn through parsley and rosemary alongside walnut and salted butter caramel. It’s a dense, assertive set of notes, but the relationship between sherry richness and peat smoke gives the character a clear shape rather than making it feel like a simple list of bold flavours.

Nose: Saline, New tyres, Walnut, Parsley, Rosemary, Salted butter caramel, Old leather, Sweet mustard, Cigars, Molasses, Burnt cake, Ointments, Balms, CamphorPalate: Rich, Oily, Thick, Dry sherry, Nuts, Curry, Old vin jauneFinish: Very long, Peat smoke, Ashes, Saltiness, Seaweed, Tar, Salted liquorice, Currants

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Type: Single Malt Whisky
Region: Islay
Age: 26 Years
Vintage: 1975
Bottled: 2002
ABV: 46.2%
Volume: 70cl
Distillery: Ardbeg
Origin: Scotland

Cask type: Sherry Hogshead
Bottling: Official Bottling
Peated: Peated
Single cask: Yes
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Cask origin: N.A
Cask no.: 4701
Batch: N.A
PPM: N.A
Barley: N.A
Fermentation: N.A
Master distiller (bottling): N.A
Master distiller (distillation): N.A

Limited edition: Yes
Bottle count: 252
Has box: Yes
Closure: Cork
Presentation: Box
Series highlights: N.A
Historical context: N.A
Special release: Bottled for Ste. Dugas
Allocation: France

Nose: Saline, new tyres, walnut, parsley, rosemary, salted butter caramel, old leather, sweet mustard, cigars, molasses, burnt cake, ointments, balms, camphor.
Palate: Rich, oily, thick, dry sherry, nuts, curry, old vin jaune.
Finish: Very long, peat smoke, ashes, saltiness, seaweed, tar, salted liquorice, currants.

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