Ardbeg 17 Years - 1990 Airigh Nam Beist Batch 2

The Ardbeg Airigh nam Beist Batch 2 was matured for 17 years in oak casks. Ardbeg writes that Airigh nam Beist is a cursed place high above the distillery. If you want to visit this place you should always have a bottle of Airigh nam Beist with you.
Nose: Ash, peat smoke, lemon, seaweed and a bit of mint
Taste: not as intense as expected but very much sweetness, tea aroma, ash and some leafs
Finish: smoked ham and seaweed

The Ardbeg Airigh nam Beist Batch 2 was matured for 17 years in oak casks. Ardbeg writes that Airigh nam Beist is a cursed place high above the distillery. If you want to visit this place you should always have a bottle of Airigh nam Beist with you.
Nose: Ash, peat smoke, lemon, seaweed and a bit of mint
Taste: not as intense as expected but very much sweetness, tea aroma, ash and some leafs
Finish: smoked ham and seaweed

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8417
Ardbeg
Scotland, Islay
Single Malt Whisky
17 Years
1990
2007
46%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Bourbon

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dcatinella
22. Aug 2016
Nosing:

Taste: Gras Weizen Malz Öl Salz Jod Medizinischer Rauch

Finish:

Comment: again not a fan of heavy peat and medicinal tongue
12. Oct 2012
GuJo
06. Mar 2016
16. Dec 2017