Ardbeg 1998 Almost There - 3rd Release - b. 2007 - 70厘升

The Ardbeg Almost There Limited Edition is a superb single malt whisky and the third release in the series. Distilled in 1998, this limited edition Ardbeg bottling was released in 2007. The whisky is neither colored nor chill-filtered and is bottled at cask strength (54.1% ABV).

Ardbeg Almost There Limited Edition 是一款极佳的单一麦芽威士忌，也是该系列的第三款发行。该酒于1998年蒸馏，2007年发行。此款威士忌未上色、未冷冻过滤，装瓶时为桶强度（54.1% ABV）。

In 1997, Glenmorangie bought Ardbeg from Allied Distillers and invested heavily in renovating the distillery, which had been closed for so many years, to produce the whisky that many critics consider the best in the world.

1997年，Glenmorangie 从 Allied Distillers 收购了 Ardbeg，并对多年未运转的蒸馏厂进行了大规模整修，旨在酿造被许多评论家认为是全球最佳的威士忌。

This bottling contains the first distillates produced after the 1997 reopening. Only first-fill casks were used.

这批酒包含1997年重新开放后生产的第一批蒸馏产物。仅使用了首填充桶。

The whisky was bottled at the tender age of nine years.

此酒在九岁时装瓶。

With this whisky, Ardbeg aims to recapture the distillery's glory days, when its whisky was richer and more complex than any other, and above all, so peaty that a spoon would stick in it!

通过这款威士忌，Ardbeg 旨在重现蒸馏厂的辉煌岁月，当时它的威士忌比任何其他都更丰富、更复杂，并且最重要的是泥炭味极浓，甚至浓得一勺就能粘住杯壁！

The taste and aroma are typical Ardbeg – smoky, iodine-rich, peaty, and salty.

口味与香气典型地体现了 Ardbeg 的风格——烟熏味浓、碘味丰富、泥炭味十足且带咸味。