Ardbeg 1998-2006 Still YoungIslay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 56. 2% The hugely popular second release in the line up of limited releases that saw the journey from "Very Young 2004", "Still Young 2006", "Almost There 2007" and finally to the new 10 Year Old 2008 This Ardbeg Still Young was the follow up to Very Young and was distilled in 1998 and matured for 8 years in First Fill Casks before bottled in 2006 at 56. 2%. This series of limited bottles show

all the expected tropical fruit excess but with a beguiling smoky complexity woven in from the peat

From a legendary vintage and captured in its prime at 18 years of age

An old bottle of Arran distillery's special edition single malt whisky bottled for the Robert Burns World Federation back in 2001

The Balvenie thirty year old has great depth with rich dark chocolate

Bottle Size 70cl ABV 40% Pre-Owned Yes

woody notes appear

must have been distilled in the 1960s or earlier

fun and playful dram that just seems to disappear in the glass

Arran only began distilling in 1995 so this is not a particularly long-aged malt but it definitely holds up very impressively in terms of quality for a relatively youthful dram

lush green fruits and stunning aged complexities

mineral and coastal streak running through it but still retaining Balvenie's signature honey note

and this Ardmore 1991 14-year-old is every bit as good as you'd expect from this bottler and distillery