Product Description

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This is an old bottle and the closure may have deteriorated - care should be taken when it is being opened. The item is sold as described and we do not accept liability for the state of the closure.

A rare old bottle of Ardbeg 1974 vatted from a pair of casks bottled by Signatory on August 8th 1997. Highly rated by the Malt Maniacs with an average score of 90 points.

Product Facts

Bottler
Signatory
Age
23 Year Old
Vintage
1974
Bottling Date
August 1997
Country
Scotland
Region
Islay
Cask Number
1063+1065
Colouring
No

Ardbeg 1974 23 Year Old Cask #1063+65

Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
Signatory

70cl / 51.2%

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Tasting Notes

Tasting Notes by Serge Valentin (Whiskyfun)
- Colour
  Pure gold.
- Nose
  Wow, it seems we have another beautiful variant here. Smokier and peatier than the OMC, probably rounder, and less mineral and grassy. More fruit as well, such as quinces, apricots, even bananas (unusual in Ardbeg, I think). The profile is closer to the ‘low-strength’ we had before. More balanced, more seductive, subtler. It develops mostly on paraffin, waxed paper and pink grapefruit, with whiffs of incense smoke and seawater. Superb as well, no need to say!.
- Mouth
  Now it’s much, much closer to the OMC, although a tad rounder and waxier. Bold, even grand, really invading… It’s a perfect blend of smoked herbs, crystallized fruits (quince) and resin-flavoured sweets (and alcohol, of course). Again it’s not as monstrously complex as, say a very old Brora or even Laphroaig or Lagavulin, but it’s got its very own kind of compactness – that I like a lot, no need to say. Very long finish, superbly bitter again (and perhaps just a tad too drying). Wow.
- Score
  92 points