Another Ardbeg 1965 bottled by Cadenhead in their Authentic Collection , but as it turns out, totally different from the Ardbeg 24 Years for Sestante .

Ardbeg 28 yo 1965 (54,4%, Cadenhead Authentic Collection 1993)

Nose: impressive complexity, it keeps changing in the glass. In no particular order: dry smoke, worn leather (a lot), thick honey, herbal liqueur, dark cocoa, tangerines (nice, but they fade quickly), wet cellar walls, sappy oak, menthol and eucalyptus, hay, pepper, dried figs. Deeply peaty but with a nice blanket of sweet sherry notes. Not the most Ardbeggian nose, but I don’t mind....