Ardbeg Very Old 30 Tasting Notes and Ratings.

Ardbeg Very Old 30

Added on Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:53 PM

Bottler:

Age:	30 yrs	Type:	Scotch
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Single Malt
ABV:	40.00 %	Region:	Islay
Price:	$550	Availability:	Collectors Only

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

N: Farmy, wet dog, rich peat, lots of iodine, a little gunpowder, then some ripe berries, blueberries, black licorice, a whiff of sulfur.
P: Lovely peat, citrus, very rich and mouth coating, the sugar is heavy on the tongue. Wow. Immensely drinkable and delicious.
F: Peppery, lemon and orange, then very medicinal on the finish. No oak even detectable!

Retaste June 2010: Still a big fan, very big for 40% abv. I noted camphor and motor oil in the nose. The rest of my notes were oddly profane and I won't repeat them here, but the gist was that I liked the "dirtiness" of the malt.

Adam

Nose of honey, grapes, toffee, and tires. Palate is decent but kinda unremarkable: mostly very light peat, peppery. What a shame this was bottled at 40%. B/B+

Sku

Nose of sweet sherry with subtle smoke. On the palate you get hit first with sherry and grapes, almost syrupy with light peat, then peat on the finish. A good solid Ardbeg but another I wish were higher abv.

Andy

n: Gasoling + new car tire

p: Aspahlt, timothy hay

Fuji

Old school whisky quality with wax and paraffin paper. Light peat and a bit of soap on the finish. B/B+

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