Ardbeg reviews

It is well known that Glenmorangie PLC (yes, of the Highland whisky) took over Ardbeg in 1997. They released a series of whiskies to celebrate the rebirth (hence ‘Renaissance’) of the distillery. It…

In June 2001 this Ardbeg 1977, their third Vintage, was released. Initially for around 90 EUR, but today one may count his blessings when he can find a bottle for three or four times that amount. It has…

A year and a half ago, I tasted the Uigedail (say ‘oog-daal’) for the first time. It was the 2003 batch. Today, I am going to try the batch that was bottled on 12 March 2009. Wonder if there is a big…

Nose: Creamy smokiness, zesty tang of lemon and limes, earthiness, strong peat, slight saltiness.Palate: Oily, buttermilk, strong expresso milk coffee, burnt toast, peat and smoke builds, keeps a crea…

[General Release] Nose: lemon zest, charcoal and peat, vinilla icing sugar, toasted ginger bread, burnt sugar, ashes that come out of a used BBQ, burnt malt, slight smokePalate: tangy, creamy, small…

Nose: Peat and smoke, raw dark sugar, thick honeys, roasted malt, expresso, sweet fruits, rich sherry, toffee and caramels.Palate: Sherry sweetness up front, very large entry, very juicy fruits, honeys…

Nose: thick peat and smoke upfront, black forrest fruits, pine tree sap, buttery, chilli, seaweed, slightly medicinal, campfire ash, oily olives, some plasters.Palate: Oily, Peat and Smoke hit, salt,…

Nose: soft thick peat, toffee, orange peel, coals, sea saltiness, soft woodPalate: Very creamy, salty tang, Ardbegs standard Omnipresent smoke and peat but soft, dried green apple, toffee, buttermilk,…

Nose: Spirity fire, ash, burnt earth, liquid tar, huge peat and smoke, saltiness, a little overwhelming, some coffee notes, peppercorns, red chillies.Palate: spirity hit, chilli and peppery like, huge…

So my wife and I have been planning on going to the whisky bar in our city for months now. Every time we make plans SOMETHING always come up. I get called into work a day early, we can't afford to go out…