Ardbeg 10 Year old

Silky and heavenly complex

Reviewed by
Connosr member:

tabarakRazvi

Date:

31st Aug 2012

Reviewer rating:

92

About this score:

  • Nose: 23
  • Taste: 23
  • Finish: 23
  • Balance: 23

The average score for this whisky is 83.

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Tasting Notes by tabarakRazvi

How can one distillery go through, what is fundamentally, the same process and produce expressions that are miles ahead of everyone else?

The standard Ardbeg 10 is anything but. Like a young savant it hides the most complex of personalities yet remains buoyantly youthful. As the tangy smoke rises from delicately grilled lemon zest roasting on the grill the chef brushes the main course of sausages with his own brand of special butter glaze. The sweetened smoky peat, mixed with a touch of tincture, remind you where this savant was born.

The palate is like eating a soft pudding under a haze of powdery volcanic ash. I never thought words like tar, soot and tobacco could be used to describe something so utterly scrumptious but then I've been proven wrong many a time. A juicy, brightly colored orange kicks in at the last instant re-affirming the massive complexities that lie in this delivery.

Smoked bitter gourd, a touch of medicine, tiny oak shavings and a toss of minty leaves finishes up one of the nicest and longest deliveries that have ever had the pleasure of cascading down my fortunate gullet.

Whisky details

Distillery/Brand:

Ardbeg

Bottling:

Region:

Islay

ABV:

46%

Colour:

Chardonnay

Ardbeg 10 Year old Silky and heavenly complex Reviewed on 2012-08-31T12:36:00 scoring 92/100 by tabarakRazvi

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