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Ardbeg - Provenance - 1974-1997
70 centiliter, 55,6 %
Officiell Hemsida

Inköpt 2005-11-09 för SEK 2059 = 29,41 kr/cl
Oöppnad

SB-nr: finns ej Jim Murray poäng (2004): 96 (24-25-23-24)

Mina kommentarer:
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!
Vilken underbar whisky! Synd bara att den är så dyr. Fantastisk whisky i en superb förpackning. Ardbeg hade grävt i sina skåp och hittade då lite whisky som egentligen var slut. Slog dem en signal och det visade sig att de hade en flaska kvar av Provenancen men som saknade låda. Eftersom jag redan hade en låda med en tom flaska i så slog jag till direkt. När sen paketet kom så visade det sig att det kom en låda med pergamentpapper och filt så jag fick ett komplett paket för halva priset. Min poäng: 94 p

Tasting notes från Malt Maniacs: Officiella tasting notes:

That Feis Ile bottling was the very best Ardbeg I've ever tried - even better than the wonderful Douglas Laing OMC's we enjoyed so much during our last tasting session in Scotland. It would be an understatement to say that the Feis Ile bottling was a very hard act to follow for the Ardbeg 1974 'Provenance' (55.6%, OB).
Nose: Lighter and fruitier than the Feis Ile bottling. Not as peaty at first. A pinch of salt?
Developing organics. Sweet spices - like 'speculaas'. Vanilla? Dust. Quite complex.
Taste: Sweet, fruity start. Lemon drops. Then it grows smokier and woodier. Great.
With some water it remained sweet and fruity. A fabulous palate - but no peat. Dry.
Score: 91 points . A fabulous malt, but the nose never matches the depth and complexity of the Feis Ile bottling. The palate is wonderful - just not quite as brutal and peaty as I'd expected. This profile seems quite similar to that of the current 17yo OB - maybe slightly more depth and slightly less peaty power. Obviously, these are just minor nitpickings - any malt that scores in the 90's is more than OK in my book.
Nose: Simmering peat, almost oily in its composition, and a rich bourbon character unaccustomedly weighed down under the heavy smoke. The malt is pretty intense also, but it is the peat and the oak which are supreme.
Taste: Soft malt makes an early start, but then the smokiness begins to intensify. Cocoa/chocolate also comes through and it is this cocoa which constitutes the centre stage of this whisky's taste which is chewy and enormously deep and powerful.
Finish: Incredible complexity. The intensity of the malt, peat and cocoa has made for a deep, rich though uncomplex start. Now things settle down a little with the oak having first say before the malt kicks in with just a hint of fruity ripeness. At last comes the smoke, perked up with a sprinkle of peppers, and this forms a gentle partnership with late bourbon-style oakiness. The finish is long, even by Ardbeg standards.


Ardbeg - Provenance - 1974-1997	70 centiliter, 55,6 % Officiell Hemsida
Inköpt 2005-11-09 för SEK 2059 = 29,41 kr/cl	Oöppnad
SB-nr: finns ej	Jim Murray poäng (2004): 96 (24-25-23-24)
Mina kommentarer: MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!! Vilken underbar whisky! Synd bara att den är så dyr. Fantastisk whisky i en superb förpackning. Ardbeg hade grävt i sina skåp och hittade då lite whisky som egentligen var slut. Slog dem en signal och det visade sig att de hade en flaska kvar av Provenancen men som saknade låda. Eftersom jag redan hade en låda med en tom flaska i så slog jag till direkt. När sen paketet kom så visade det sig att det kom en låda med pergamentpapper och filt så jag fick ett komplett paket för halva priset.	Min poäng: 94 p
Tasting notes från Malt Maniacs:	Officiella tasting notes:
That Feis Ile bottling was the very best Ardbeg I've ever tried - even better than the wonderful Douglas Laing OMC's we enjoyed so much during our last tasting session in Scotland. It would be an understatement to say that the Feis Ile bottling was a very hard act to follow for the Ardbeg 1974 'Provenance' (55.6%, OB). Nose: Lighter and fruitier than the Feis Ile bottling. Not as peaty at first. A pinch of salt? Developing organics. Sweet spices - like 'speculaas'. Vanilla? Dust. Quite complex. Taste: Sweet, fruity start. Lemon drops. Then it grows smokier and woodier. Great. With some water it remained sweet and fruity. A fabulous palate - but no peat. Dry. Score: 91 points . A fabulous malt, but the nose never matches the depth and complexity of the Feis Ile bottling. The palate is wonderful - just not quite as brutal and peaty as I'd expected. This profile seems quite similar to that of the current 17yo OB - maybe slightly more depth and slightly less peaty power. Obviously, these are just minor nitpickings - any malt that scores in the 90's is more than OK in my book.	Nose: Simmering peat, almost oily in its composition, and a rich bourbon character unaccustomedly weighed down under the heavy smoke. The malt is pretty intense also, but it is the peat and the oak which are supreme. Taste: Soft malt makes an early start, but then the smokiness begins to intensify. Cocoa/chocolate also comes through and it is this cocoa which constitutes the centre stage of this whisky's taste which is chewy and enormously deep and powerful. Finish: Incredible complexity. The intensity of the malt, peat and cocoa has made for a deep, rich though uncomplex start. Now things settle down a little with the oak having first say before the malt kicks in with just a hint of fruity ripeness. At last comes the smoke, perked up with a sprinkle of peppers, and this forms a gentle partnership with late bourbon-style oakiness. The finish is long, even by Ardbeg standards.