Ardbeg 21 Year Old Official Committee Release

Although there is no vintage notation, it encapsulates the character of Ardbeg from the 1970s. Ardbeg 21yo OB for THE ARDBEG COMMITTEE 56.3% twelve hand selected casks The aroma is strong with chlorine and a metallic note, creosote, lemongrass, vanilla, intense peat smoke, cool, good grain notes. Upon drinking, it starts with a soft mouthfeel and expands powerfully with vanilla, lemon, again sharp and strong peat, chlorine and metallic notes, charcoal, dry, sweetness is not very strong, faint oak tannins, slightly oily with a long finish. 【Very Good】 This is an official 21 year old bottling for the Ardbeg Committee, bottled at cask strength. There is no vintage or bottling notation, but it was bottled in the 2000s and appears to be a vatting of multiple vintages from the 1970s. It feels like a cool Ardbeg from the 1970s, matured in slightly plain casks, with distinctive nuances such as sharp metallic notes and chlorine, creosote. The sweetness is not too strong and it's dry, with no harshness on the palate yet possessing the strength and long finish typical of an Islay malt bottled at cask strength. This bottle perfectly showcases the character of 1970s Ardbeg. I received this bottle from Keith at Echoda.