Ardbeg 1973 | 30 Year OldThis Ardbeg bottled by Gordon & MacPhail for the Connoisseur Choice Range was distilled in 1973 for 30 years and later bottled in 2004 at 40% Vol.

000 Bottle Size 70cl ABV 55

Distillery Bottling / 70cl / 40%

These old bottles of 20-year-old Bell's Royal Reserve first appeared in the 1970s and usually contain significant portions of Blair Athol and Inchgower

With water: More fresh fruits are released along with vanilla and cream

Apart from its mammoth size

Through the raft of finished comes this straight

this bottle is from 2014

lemon zest and a drying

in fact it doesn't really become stunning until it has a good thirty years behind it

Country Scotland Region Island Bottling Year 2014 Cask Type Oloroso Sherry

terrific value considering the age and strength

Lovely whisky that shows how finishing can really work when done well