Ardbeg reviews

Nose - smoke, tar and ash, with water opens up nicely. Palate is very smooth as for strenght, but also very powerfull. After adding some (very little) water, becomes extremely pleasant. Peaty, salty,…

There's a certain old school way of making single malt whiskies that I really like. No frills. Just good old-fashioned traditional whisky making.Distill some quality spirit. Stick it in a high quality…

I bought this bottle to explore the other Islay offerings and I was very impressed. The peat is quite heavy which, in the case of Laphroaig was a turn off, but here it is complimented with a range of…

Appearance becomes a bit cloudy with water, almost like an unfiltered Hefeweizen. Drinking it out of a snifter makes for a very different (better) experience, than drinking from a standard scotch glass…

Nose is full of peat - notes of tar (which I always get from Ardbegs, though it is less pronounced here than the 10yo for example), grapefruit & seaweedSalt & sour attack of fruitiness on the palate,…

Ardbeg on sherry! It is still a rare combination, I think. And judging by the color, this might have been a first fill cask. I have no way to be sure, though.It starts fairly sweet with loads of earthy…

This is the one of the 3 not overly marketed offerings from Ardbeg that are the standard range for a few years now. 9 year old Bourbon and French Burgundy oak aged heavily peated malt, married together…

This is the one of the 3 not overly marketed offerings from Ardbeg that are the standard range for a few years now. 9 year old Bourbon and French Burgundy oak aged heavily peated malt, married together…

To start with I'm a big fan of Uigedail and the ten year old Ardbeg. Unfortunately, this one is not good! It totally lacks balance and it is mostly sour and bitter in taste. Despite being an Ardbeg fan…

Guaranteed 10 years old seems an odd term to use for a minimum age statement, but this distillery did stand idle for a few years in the 1990’s before Glenmorangie came to the rescue which probably exp…