Ardbeg 1976 25 Year Old Sherry Cask Drumlanrig

Ardbeg 1976 25 Year Old Sherry Cask

• Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Douglas Of Drumlanrig

70cl / 55.5%

A Douglas of Drumlanrig bottling of 1970s Ardbeg. Distilled in 1976 and bottled at 25 years old in September 2001, this is a richly coloured and flavoured dram that shows off the old-fashioned Ardbeg character.

Every year, I look at the advent calendar offerings that pop up across the pond and think that it would be super cool to do something like that (it is actually the inspiration for my review spree in December). Turns out, I wasn’t the only one who wanted to do one so between /u/federalagents, /u/DangerousDoorknob, and I we put our own together! This is the nineteenth dram of the calendar. It was reviewed partially blind as in I know the whiskies in the calendar but not the order. Ardbeg 1976 25 Year Old Sherry Cask Drumlanrig

Nose: Oh this is a sherry bomb alright. You get smacked with a huge amount of sherry right as you go to nose it. There really isn’t a whole lot else going on other than the sherry, maybe a touch of molasses.

Palate: While there is a lot of sherry going on, that is not the star of the show. You get some of the characteristic bread notes of Ben Nevis along with a a lot of chocolate resulting in something between a chocolate bread and a chocolate lava cake. Some molasses wrap things up.

Finish: Medium in length. Hazelnuts what stand out most with a bit more sherry and a bit more sherry.