7,000+ Whiskey Database
Price
$2856
Liquor
Ardbeg 1973 Single Cask 1143
Type
ABV
49.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
A lot of young, fearless, fresh lemony peat, Very mineral, there are metal and water scales.
Taste
Mellow and sweet, still a lot of fresh crushed lemon and peat juice. Very sour and balanced, a little bit watery but fine, some tar and fresh herbs
Finish
Long, dark chocolates, lot of tar
Price
$7619
Nose
Vanilla almond cookies, walnuts and dusty warehouse floors, cold ashes, dried meats, nice waxy notes, old paraffin candles.
Taste
Walnuts, thyme, quite some brine and tarry ropes, camphor, salmiak, hints of Fernet-Branca and Picon.
Finish
Very long, very coastal and smoky.
Price
$54
Liquor
Ardbeg 1974 Connoisseurs Choice NAS
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sea breeze, cotton, dry branches and soft peat
Taste
Peat is mellow and light, oak driven onslaught and red citrus fruits that burst, mingles with earthy sand
Finish
Long, notes of seaweed, red citrus fruits and sweetness
Price
$1000
Liquor
Ardbeg 1974 G&M Connoisseurs Choice
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Smoked fish and tarry ropes, putty, diesel oil, cold tobacco smoke and smoked oysters.
Taste
Superb marzipan, smoked fish, resin, cough syrup, kippers and salt.
Finish
Long
Price
$2654
Nose
Full-bodied aroma.
Taste
This is extremely rich and very balanced in flavour.
Finish
This is a very light and refreshing malt.
Price
$430
Liquor
Ardbeg 1974 Signatory Cask 657-658
Type
ABV
51.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
bonfire, peat and smoke, cigar tobacco, little citric, old books, spices, pepper.
Taste
Oily, fruity, citric, smoky, peaty, tobacco, honey, good sweetness, yellow fruits.
Finish
Medium long, warm, zesty, herbal, peaty (less smoky)
Price
$2258
Liquor
Ardbeg 1974 Signatory Vintage
ABV
60.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Toffee, sweet, clotted cream, old leather furniture, musty, wax, olive oil, subtle smoke, saline.
Taste
Stewed fruits, oily, citrus, seashells, slight smoke, sea spray, malt.
Finish
Toffee, oily, Long
Price
$1002
Liquor
Ardbeg 1974 Spirit of Scotland
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Very honeyed and quite caramelly, with quite some pollen, then wood smoke and toasted brioche, garden bonfire.
Taste
Citrusy (kumquats) and a little peppery, with hints of violet sweets.
Finish
Little weak and the finish is quite short
Price
$1653
Liquor
Ardbeg 1974-1994, Spirit of Scotland
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Very honeyed and quite caramelly, with quite some pollen, then wood smoke and toasted brioche, garden bonfire.
Taste
Citrusy (kumquats) and a little peppery, with hints of violet sweets.
Finish
Little weak and the finish is quite short
Price
$600
Nose
old wooden medicine cabinet, mineral oil, smoked cherry syrup, old dried herbs
Taste
Subtle medicinal note, burnt cherries.
Finish
Billowing subtle smoke, nice pepper note
Price
$1334
Nose
Sweet and floral. Not only is there some heather in there but also a hint of lavender.
Taste
Attached to this peatiness is a quite delicious and teasingly slow build up of cocoa as the oak again superbly interacts with the phenols.
Finish
Long, almost never-ending finish with the peat refusing to leave the stage.
Price
$51
Nose
Old walnuts, a little rubber, ham
Taste
Pine resin, thick cough syrup, liquorice, peat, tar and orange marmalade and then spices (cloves, rosemary, nutmeg, cinnamon –lots – and pepper).
Finish
Very long, concentrated, maybe just a tad rubbery and oaky