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Ardbeg 1973-2003
Auchroisk 30 year old
Ardbeg
Whisky:
Ardbeg 30 year old
Age:
30 years
Type:
Single malt
Strength:
40%
Distillery:
Ardbeg Distillery
Country:
Scotland: Islay
Date:
26-03-2011
Nose:
Peat, sweetness, wood,
Flavour:
Peat, salty, ripe mango, honey, wood, butter, some sal ammoniac, beautiful complexity.
Body:
Dry, full on the cheeks, dynamic, phenomenal long finish.
Comments:
Simply a superb marriage between the strength and depth of the pure Islay, and the sunny joy of a tropical island.
Rating: