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Ardbeg 1972 DL

Overall rating
92.40/100
votes
72
Whiskybase ID
WB5571
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Douglas Laing (DL)
Bottling serie
Old Malt Cask
Vintage
03.1972
Bottled
08.2001
Stated Age
29 years old
Casktype
Sherry Finish
Number of bottles
432
Strength
50.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Added on
20 Dec 2008 6:03 pm
UncoloredNon-chillfiltered
Ardbeg 1972 DL
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Ardbeg 1972 DL
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Average value

€ 2447.43

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Whisky Reviews for Ardbeg 1972 DL

8 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 92.40 points

  1. MaltMartin scored this whisky 93 points Connoisseur

    Beautiful fragile Ardbeg from a nice vintage... Definitely not a peat monster, this is all about subtleness with a little raw peaty edge. This is how I like Islay.
    • Nose
      It starts with lots of cured ham and heavy bonfire. Brimstone. Lemon juice and green apples intermingled with ashes (if you know what I mean:-)). Some grassy and farmy notes. Tobacco smoke. Eucalyptus. Very complex and very, very good.
    • Taste
      Rich and peaty. It's maritime and tarry with oysters and fresh kelp. Anchovies and dried-crab-shells. But also lemon pie and kiwi-fruit. Mandarins. Mint-praline. Still quite gentle, may be because of the 50% ABV.
    • Finish
      Long. Pine resin and liquorice. A litte black pepper. Salty at the end. Perfectly balanced.

  2. ctu scored this whisky 92 points Connoisseur

    Refined, creamy Ardbeg, with a low dose of peat. Serious stuff!
    • Nose
      92 92
      Citruses, green apple, camphor, menthol and eucalyptus, tutty-frutty, grass and ash.
    • Taste
      93 93
      Peat, hazelnut, mandarin, After Eight chocolate, burnt gum and orange peel.
    • Finish
      92 92
      Long, creamy, spicy.

  3. detachedblue scored this whisky 92 points Connoisseur

    • Nose
      Very peaty, burned wools, robust and immense. More gasoline, shoe polish, chocolate nuggets.
    • Taste
      Sweet and peaty, quite balanced and sweet, peat syrup, leather syrup. Lots of high esters.
    • Finish
      Long, smoke, peatiness, cigar smoke, damp wools, roasted almonds.

  4. VISION_CHEN scored this whisky 88 points Expert Junior

    Nose: Butter block, cured ham, rich medicinal essence (dendrobium), sea salt, eucalyptus oil, kerosene and tar in the back, very expressive and complex, I think this will be the one that Ardbeg Fans is more familiar with.

    Drink: This is a thug in a suit. There is a magnificent sense of strength everywhere, but it will not hurt you at all. MSG, dried kiwi fruit, fruit juice, charcoal smoke, and a cool mint at the end.

  5. Baanaanaabob scored this whisky 93 points Connoisseur

    Excellent old style creamy ardbeg

  6. lincolnimp scored this whisky 92 points Connoisseur

    This was the result of a 1972-75 Ardbeg tasting tonight:-

    1 - Ardbeg 1972 29 year 50%, sherry finish, Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, 432 bottles
    2 – Ardbeg 1974 31 year 51.8% cask 2751 Distillery Bottling
    3 = Ardbeg 1972 28 year 50.1% for Alambic Classic Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask, 234 bottles
    3 = Ardbeg 1973 15 year 57% Samaroli Fragments of Scotland
    4– Ardbeg 1975 13 year Special Selection 54.8% Intertrade Import (G&m)
    5 – Ardbeg 1974 24 year 51.3% casks 656+657 Signatory dumpy bottle

  7. lincolnimp scored this whisky 92 points Connoisseur

    This is nice stuff, shows good balance.
    • Nose
      92 92
      A different nose to the 72 28 year OMC I have just tried this is much heavier and meatier on the nose, more sherry influence.
      This is an ashy, smoky peat like raking over bonfire embers, there is a little lemon in the mix and hints of grapefruit but they are in the background.
    • Taste
      91 91
      The peat is in control from the start, peppery and salty but it is also a little drying with a little woody bitterness mid cycle but then a final blast of fruit, like fresh pineapple mixed with sweet lemon.
      With a few drops of water the peat is less aggressive and the fruit is more evident but then there is a nice kick back on the peat if you leave it in your mouth for 30 seconds or so.
      I am getting a little sherbet fizz, honeycomb and a few cake mix notes.
    • Finish
      92 92
      Good length, peat and fruit grappling with each other

  8. svenske2015 did not rate this whisky Expert Senior

    whiskyfun:

    Ardbeg 29 yo 1972/2001 (50%, DL Old Malt Cask, sherry finish, 432 bottles)Colour: light gold. Nose: some sherry (sweetish) and the usual Ardbeg. Very bold and rich. Mouth: great interplay peat-sherry. Lots of iodine, tar, and some burnt tyre notes ala Port Ellen. Long finish, on some strong medicinal notes (campher, bandages). A beauty, and in this case the finishing seems to add some complexity. I wouldn't say a 'naked' version wouldn't have been better, though. 92 points (Davin 95, Olivier 95).

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