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Ardbeg 1974 GM

Overall rating
90.07/100
votes
91
Whiskybase ID
6301
Category
Single Malt
Distillery
Bottler
Gordon & MacPhail (GM)
Bottling serie
Connoisseurs Choice
Vintage
1974
Bottled
1996
Calculated age
22 years old
Strength
40.0 % Vol.
Size
700 ml
Label
Old Map Label
Bottle code
IF/ACA or IF/CIF
Barcode
5020613148024
Added on
25 Jan 2009 11:07 am
UncoloredChillfiltered
Ardbeg 1974 GM
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Ardbeg 1974 GM
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Average value

€ 1062.50

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Whisky Reviews for Ardbeg 1974 GM

6 users have left a review for this whisky and scored it an average of 90.07 points

  1. Przemyslaw Kopanczyk scored this whisky 87 points Expert Senior

    http://www.worldwhiskybase.com/a/49-ardbeg/831-ardbeg-1974-gordon-macphail-connoisseurs-choice-1996-40.html
    • Nose
      8,7 Mocno torfowa z nutą kawy, miodu oraz czerwonego grejpfruta z akcentem polnych kwiatów.
    • Taste
      8,8 Trochę jakby przypalone masło z nutą śliwki, soli i białej czekolady z akcentem torfu.
    • Finish
      8,7 Dobrej długości, rozgrzewający z nutą imbiru, wanilii, cytryny oraz torfu.

  2. Falnor scored this whisky 89 points Connoisseur

    Great to taste a Ardbeg from long ago. This one is more into the tar kind of peat than just smoke. Sweet malt, with cooked fruits and a rather gentle character. This abv should be a bit higher, but not a weak body.
    Tasting Van der Boog, Rijswijk.
    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      88 88
    • Finish
      89 89

  3. vmu scored this whisky 85 points Member Senior

    In the nose unmistakably a Ardbeg long gone times, clear smoke with beautifully integrated sweet malt notes. In the mouth he is a bit weaker than in the nose, maybe 43% would have done him rather well. The malty sweetness comes out clearly. From the body, he does not approach the OA's, who came to the market a short time later. The 1975-he, which was first bottled under Glenmorangie brings here in comparison significantly more oiliness. The here tested 74 of GM would have done here a few percent more alcohol good.
    And please always note: These are personal, subjective taste impressions.
    • Nose
      90 90
    • Taste
      85 85
    • Finish
      87 87

  4. tebond968 scored this whisky 91 points Expert Senior

    Ardbeg 1974/1996, 40%, G & M Connoisseurs Choice
    Blessed old Ardbeg without a peat explosion but with a lot of fruit. In the nose that gives pear, peach and apricot, with salt, iodine and also a nice tuft of soft peat. In the taste wood joins the fruit and the peat. Seaweed also and a slight spiciness. Elegance in the superlative! Long finish on sweet peat and herbs. Nice balance between fruit, salt and peat, and everything so soft ... clean! Maybe he would score higher on a higher alcohol percentage, but the subtle soft character of this whisky is perhaps his greatest 'strength'. 91/100 http://onversneden.com/2010/03/30/twee-ardbegs-1974/

  5. The Macallan scored this whisky 88 points Connoisseur

    An interesting bottle I once tasted at place where they serve a luxurious/rare selection of whiskies. Some smokiness, but yet that salty sweetness with some nice hints of oak.

  6. SilentStill scored this whisky 90 points Expert Senior

    Interesting mild furniture policy note

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