Ardbeg 1972 27 Years Oak Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 50.0% Vol. of the Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask Single Cask Bottling Series - one of only 238 bottles of an outstanding old style Ardbeg Islay Single Malt!
A very rare and terrific vintage 1972 27 year-old Ardbeg Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, distilled in October 1972 and after over 27 years of maturation in oak cask bottled in January 2000 without the addition of dyes and chill filtration in a limited edition of only 238 bottles at 50.0% vol. by Douglas Laing in the Old Malt Cask Limited Single Cask Bottling Series.
The distillery Ardbeg is considered worldwide as one of the cult distilleries of Islay and shows a perfect example of the typical heavily peated single malt from the island. For dedicated Ardbeg lovers and whiskey collectors, however, the bottlings from the 1970s are the epitome of the golden era of Ardbeg , many of the old bottlings from this decade show the original Ardbeg character in a particularly impressive way and are now considered legendary.
Since 1998, Douglas Laing has been presenting special single malts from selected distilleries such as Aberfeldy, Aberlour, Ardbeg, Arran, Auchentoshan, Auchroisk, Balmenach, Banff, Ben Nevis, BenRiach, Bladnoch, Bowmore, Brora, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Illa, Caperdonich, Clynelish, Coleburn, Convalmore, Dallas Dhu, Dailuaine, Dalmore, Dufftown, Glen Albyn, Glen Grant, Glen Keith, Glen Mhor, Glenburgie, Glendronach, Glenesk, Glenglassaugh, Glenlivet, Glenrothes, Glenury Royal, Highland Park, Imperial, Inchgower, Isle of Jura, Laphroaig, Linkwood, Littlemill, Lochside, Macallan, Macduff, Millburn, Miltonduff, Mortlach, North Port, Old Pulteney, Pittyvaich, Port Ellen, Rosebank, Scapa, Springbank, St. Magdalene, Strathisla, Strathmill, Talisker, Tamdhu, Tomatin, Tomintoul and many other renowned distilleries in the preferred bottling strength of 50.0% vol. and in Natural Cask Strength in limited editions.
The rarely available and outstanding Ardbeg Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the early 1970s shines with a beautiful gold colour and is a special piece of whisky history for connoisseurs, whisky-collectors and lovers of fine old Scotch whiskies.
Tasting Notes by Whiskyfun.com Serge Valentin:
1972 was the year when the distillery was buying most of its malts from the mainland, before buying more and more from Port Ellen Maltings. Colour: gold. Nose: huge, immediate, full of tar, bandages and antiseptic. Riding an old Ducati Desmo in a long abandoned Michigan hospital. Mouth: absolutely terrific. Menthol, camphor, lemons, more bandages, iodine, good rubber, more tar, even more tar, even more tar than that... Phew! Finish: extremely long, tarry, lemony, yet very clean... Epitomical, as they say. Comments: a fat boy for sure. One of the most medicinal, tarry and smoky Ardbegs. SGP:358 - 93 points.
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Independent Bottling
- Distritc: Islay
- Vintage: October 1972
- Age: 27 years old
- Year bottled: January 2000
- Cask Wood Type: Oak Cask
- Alcohol ABV% 50.0
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1972 Old Malt Cask Limited Single Cask Bottling
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- not coloured / not chill filtered
- Packaging original boxed (box with traces and scratches)
- Producer/Importer: Douglas Laing and Co. Ltd. Douglas House 18 Lynedoch Crescent Glasgow G3 6EQ, Scotland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, one of 238 bottles - unique bottling and especially rare collector s whisky!
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