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Ardbeg 20th Anniversary 15 Year Old, Sherry & Bourbon Cask, 1973, Samaroli, 57%
Ardbeg

Ardbeg 20th Anniversary 15 Year Old, Sherry & Bourbon Cask, 1973, Samaroli, 57%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 47
Average Score
Avg 94
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Description

A 1973 vintage Ardbeg, bottled by R.W. Duthie & Co for Samaroli in 1988 as part of a series celebrating its 20th anniversary. The labels on this 20th anniversary series have been lovingly reappropriated from Samaroli's first ever series, his 1979/1980 collaboration with Cadenhead's. The image on this Ardbeg was first used on the 14 year old Glen Elgin from that set. A distillery located on the south coast of the Isle of Islay, Ardbeg is known for its heavily-peated single malt.

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Cask type
Sherry & Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Independent Bottling - Samaroli
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
N.A
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
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
540
Has box
N.A
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
N.A
Series highlights
Samaroli 20th Anniversary, Fragments of Scotland
Historical context
N.A
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
a bit less complex than the Carato but also smokier. Espresso coffee, apple skin, caramel crème, but little fruit this time. Yet, it's got the same aromatic profile as the Carato's. Just beautiful.
Palate
wow, a stunner again! Powerful, bold, nervous… Great vivacity! Some vegetables (turnips?), some white fruits (apples, pears, white peaches), some oysters (Islay's of course), some pastry, some vanilla crème and lots of spices. Add to that some fabulous notes of roots (gentian, wild carrots…) and you'll get one of the most complex – and powerful – whiskies I ever had. What a beast!
Finish
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