Den i en anden tråd omtalte Ardbeg Double Barrel kan nu ses på dette lille klip
www.ardbeg.com/double_barrel.asp

Typisk Ardbeg-reklame, men når de nu har valgt at bruge Tchaikovsky's 1812-ouverture, hvorfor i alverden bruger de så ikke de mest oplagte passager med kanonerne i slaget? Der findes en digital optagelse med Erich Kunzel og Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra. Den er indspillet med rigtige kanoner fra den amerikanske borgerkrig. Under optagelserne på Sandhurst militærakademi, røg der over 2000 vinduer, selv om man mente at have placeret kanonerne tilstrækkeligt langt væk.

Håber at whiskyen er bedre end reklamen. Jeg, som ellers er peatfreak, finder det meste af Ardbegs register ret uinteressant. Højt saltindhold og PPM, men ikke meget krop.

Nu også hos Juuls....
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DKK 115.000,00

Nu nedsat til 7.000 £ - og bor du eller har du en adresse udenfor EU - kan du få den til £6,382.99.
Med pundet tæt på 10 kroner - er næsten halv pris i forhold til DK prisen...

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Double Barrels smagsnoter fra Serge:

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ARDBEG 1974 DOUBLE BARREL
Ardbeg 1974/2007 ‘Double Barrel' (44.9%, OB, cask #3145, 250 bottles) According to Geert, who's a great Ardbeg (and shrimp croquettes) collector, there's been three different versions of the double barrel case and this is the one for mainland Europe. We'll spare you any further comments on the packaging, the goodies, the prices and so on. Colour: gold. Nose: starts on bold notes of green walnut and cider apples, with also hints of shoe polish and warm butter, and develops more on linseed oil, dried apricots and mangos as well as hints of old leather and Virginia tobacco. Gets more resinous after that (pine needles, retsina). Also notes of vines and fir cone ash, used matches... Very elegant and complex, not a wham-bam 1974 Ardbeg. Mouth: starts unexpectedly soft (vanilla, buttered fudge) but gets then very peppery. ‘Explodes' on ginseng, gentian roots tea and dried mushrooms, with a beautiful bitterness. Finish: medium to long, more on oily peat and ashes, with touches of dark chocolate and quite some salt. Comments: again, not really a big 1974 despite the spicy burst on the palate but a complex and elegant one. SGP:457 "“ 90 points.

Ardbeg 1974/2007 ‘Double Barrel' (49.9%, OB, cask #3524, 250 bottles) Colour: dark gold. Nose: this one is bigger, more powerful and much more compact, sort of closer to the Provenances. Starts on dried pineapple slices, lemon balm and ginger, with a rather huge peatiness, getting then more resinous and almost tarry. Camphor, eucalyptus, pine resin, seaweed"¦ In short, classic! Mouth: classic indeed. Huge medicinal notes in the attack, almost brutal but with fine notes of dried fruits in the background. Kumquats and lemon marmalade. Goes on with tea (tannins) and ginger. Very beautiful. Finish: long and dry, grassier, with a lot of green tea, tar and ginger. Comments: again, classic 1974 Ardbeg, our favourite. SGP:368 - 93 points.

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