Ardbeg
Vintage Y2K - 23 Years Old
- 46
- 70cl
- Taste: 4
- Islay
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Distilled in the year 2000, Vintage Y2K encapsulates the optimism and excitement surrounding Ardbeg in that momentous year. This rare millennium spirit is characterised by bright, zesty notes, intensely sweet and sooty flavours and a vibrant effervescence. Matured for 23 years in ex-Boubon and Oloroso Sherry casks.
Official Tasting Notes
Colour - Pale Amber.
Aroma - Herbal, sweet and fragrant, with a subtle, distant perfumed smokiness. Next a quirky, zesty note like lemon balsam emerges, along with a suggestion of linseed oil and candied walnuts. A splash of water and the fragrance intensifies. Emitting heather honey, a touch of creosote and the tiniest trace of tent canvas.
Taste - The texture is fizzy and effervescing (sherbety), with a real, vibrant effervescence on the tongue. At first the flavour is intensely sweet. It shifts as aniseed, toffee, digestive biscuits, peppermint, menthol, tar and coffee grits burst through.
Finish - The sooty/tarry flavours keep building, until they finally dissolve into a long, lingering aftertaste of antiseptic lozenges, bitter oranges and oak tannins.
Limited to 1 bottle per customer.
Tasting Rating Guide
1: Light, good for beginners - an aperitif on a summers day, i.e. Glengoyne, Auchentoshan
2: Also good for beginners but with more depth and body - a little stronger than 1, ie. Glenmorangie, Speyburn
3: A dram for everyone, a little more complex so the palate requires a little more experience, i.e. Cragganmore, Macallan
4: A stronger spirit, a big whisky with lots of character and body, excellent after dinner, i.e. Lagavulin, Laphroaig
Shipping
1 - 5 bottles - £7.95 (UK Mainland Only)
Free delivery over £125 (UK Mainland Only)
Sorry, we do not deliver to Northern Ireland
View all shipping optionsScottish Highlands - Postcode Areas
AB37-AB38, AB41-AB45, AB51-AB56, FK20-FK21, IV1-IV40, IV52-IV54, KW1-KW14, PA21-PA39, PH15-PH41
Scottish Islands - Postcode Areas
HS1-HS9, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-IV56, KA27-KA28, KW15-KW17, PA20, PA40-PA49, PA60-PA78, PH42-PH44, ZE1-ZE3
1-12 bottles - £31.90 - then £1 for each bottle over 13 bottles
All these areas
Isle of Man - IM
Isle of White - PO30-PO41
Isles of Silly - TR
Channel Islands - JE, GY
1-12 bottles - £31.90 - then £1 for each bottle over 13 bottles
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Returns
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