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Ardbeg 1998 Very Young 6 Year Old, Sherry & Bourbon Cask, 2004, 58.3%
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Ardbeg 1998 Very Young 6 Year Old, Sherry & Bourbon Cask, 2004, 58.3%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 15
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

Bottled in 2004, this was the first public release from Ardbeg on their "Path to Peaty Maturity," tracing the distillery's journey towards the maturation of the first 10-year-old whisky distilled under its new Glenmorangie PLC ownership. Subsequent releases were the Still Young and Almost There bottlings, with the journey culminating with the Renaissance release in 2008. A distillery located on th ...

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Cask type
Sherry & Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
L4 258
PPM
N.A
Barley
Malted barley sourced from the maltings in Port Ellen
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
2880
Has box
No
Closure
Driven Cork
Presentation
Bottle with neck hang
Series highlights
First release in the 'Path to Peaty Maturity' series, followed by Still Young, Almost There, and Renaissance.
Historical context
First general release of spirit produced after the Glenmorangie takeover in 1997
Special release
Committee Approved Limited Edition
Allocation
Ardbeg Committee members
Nose
Very peaty and spicy. Notes of cut hay, fresh herbs, smoke, kippers. Hints of the coast, lime juice, coal tar.
Palate
Rich and thick. Very malty, hints of salinity, very phenolic, black pepper, chilli, digestive biscuits. Huge and intense.
Finish
Smoky, spicy, peaty. Tarmac on a hot day. Some caramel sweetness and citrus.
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