Ardbeg

Ardbeg Connoisseurs Choice 22 Year Old, 1974, Gordon & MacPhail, 40%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 20
Average Score
N.A
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Description

A distillery located on the south coast of the Isle of Islay. It is currently part of the Scotch whisky holdings of LVMH. Despite being closed twice in the latter 20th century, the distillery's heavily-peated single malt has always been highly-regarded. One of Scotland's most iconic and long-running independent bottling brands. Introduced by Gordon & MacPhail in the 1970s, it has been their flagsh ...

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Cask type
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Bottling
Independent Bottling - Gordon & MacPhail
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
50
Barley
Ardbeg’s own malt in 1974
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Driven Cork with Metal Cap
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Connoisseurs Choice
Historical context
Distilled in 1974, during Ardbeg’s pre-mothball period; bottled in 1996
Special release
N.A
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Buttercup, soft, well-balanced smoke, seaweed, light tar asphalt, floral maltiness, tea, and honey sweetness.
Palate
Buttery sweetness with herbal notes, peaty elements, quickly followed by smokier notes of creosote, ash, and a light, dry bitterness.
Finish
Honey and oak notes with a slight hint of shoe polish/furniture varnish.
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