ARDBEG 1979 Gordon amp MacPhail Connoisseurs Choice Range 70cl Bottle

Colour Light gold. Tasting notes, undiluted. Nose Sweet, wood smoke, hints of oak smoked ham. A touch of ozone and some brinysea tangle aromas. Palate Sweetness laced with ash and peat smoke. Iodine and carbolic soap flavours present along with a salty edge. With water Nose Sweet, phenolic aromas some birchwood, moss and charred oak. A rich fruity note also present. Palate Sweet, cloying with ash and smoke flavours. Hints of smoked hambacon and some cinnamonaniseed flavours. Body Full and complex. Finish Phenolic birchwoodmoss with ash and peat smoke. Cask Type Refill bourbon barrels. Whisky Style Strong Islay character, mellowed by the years in cask.