Ardbeg Kildalton 2014 Release
Added on Friday, Dec 12, 2014 at 05:53 AM
  Bottler: Ardbeg
  Age: NAS yrs Type: Scotch
  Vintage: 2014 Subtype: Single Malt
  ABV: 46.00 % Region: Islay
  Price: $205 Availability: Specialty Stores
The Scotch gets its name from the nearby Kildalton Cross which, at 1,200 years of age, is said to be an Islay icon. Non-chill filtered, created “from a range of different ages and styles of Ardbeg matured in ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks” that, taste wise, brought together the “powerful flavour of coal tar soap with the softness of sweet, sweet barley malt.”
Member Ratings and Notes
Ries
 
n: great! Salt, smoke, dark fruit full of salted plums (like ume) with a white frosting sweetness. Very maritime and briney. 

t: salt, dill brine, with some typical Ardbeg pitch tar & BBQ, but thin in the mouthfeel and fades to smoked paper. It's very light and I am surprised that this is 46%; feels like less than 40% at best. Match smoke, light cream and movie popcorn butter. Fruity vanilla and apricots with a slight dusting of cocoa in middle. Floral and soft sweetness in a new leather finish.  [B-/C+]
 
Andy
 

n:  nice and briney.  saltwater taffey.  Very maritime.

 

p:  Less sweet and intense than the nose suggests.  White pepper and salt in a very straightforward way.

 

 
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