tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post3508994195253137937..comments2024-03-16T11:28:41.525-04:00Comments on Diving for Pearls: Mathilda Malt Report: Ardbeg 30 year old Very Old (bottled 1997)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288790197865570681noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-19253456899904862062016-05-20T12:30:45.947-04:002016-05-20T12:30:45.947-04:00It would certainly cost them something to invest i...It would certainly cost them something to invest in this, but I doubt it would be more than a small fraction of their marketing budget. Priorities, I guess.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-43881609471937302402016-05-18T23:54:43.923-04:002016-05-18T23:54:43.923-04:00A shame that this hasn't turned out to be anyt...A shame that this hasn't turned out to be anything more than a rumor.<br /><br />https://whiskyinformative.com/2013/02/27/new-malting-floors-coming-to-ardbeg/Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-85965735218932494042016-05-17T15:25:46.401-04:002016-05-17T15:25:46.401-04:00Just went back and read that post again. That one...Just went back and read that post again. That one was close in age and abv to this one. I really like that subtler peating since it allows for a lot of lovely non-peat notes to come through. Their current massive peating does mostly the opposite, leaving aggression and smoke as the main dish.Diving for Pearlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02373371259792882112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101162324715983722.post-18574180653519453342016-05-17T00:34:07.732-04:002016-05-17T00:34:07.732-04:00The 1970s Ardbeg I got to try at the distillery wa...The 1970s Ardbeg I got to try at the distillery was a similarly revelatory experience for me. Nothing is good enough to justify the prices they're going for, but it did convince me that at least some of the hype is real.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448702693643593156noreply@blogger.com