Ardbeg Uigeadail

9 indeed!

love this one. my top #1 dram from Islay.

To me, the Supernova is ahead of this one. The pricewinner in Jim's Bible was a rare Canadian bottling. At Ardbeg, they marketed a new batch at the pricewinning ABV. At least, that's what I presume. I cannot believe though, that this is the pricewinner. To me this is similar to the other Uigeadail in the Bible, which gets a 89. Still an absolute must have, but no comparison to superb old/rare drams, for example This I say, being an Ardbeg fan and committee member, and aware of the fact that tastes differ. I agree about your tasting notes and the water. The red fruit and grape of the sherry influence is also a note that I got.

well, see my post : whiskyisrael.co.il/2010/08/…

OOgling was also wow!

Thanks very much for your useful link, Galg. I rated it 'excellent'.

Finally some thoughts about consistency in marrying whisky and the influence of the place where you drink it. The Ardbeg Uigeadail 2010 of 54,2 ABV I have at home, seems different from the Canadian awardwinning 'Batch' and also different from the one I tasted in Islay in 2009. All at the same ABV! The one I drank in Islay ended up my #2 Islay journey dram (only surpassed by an exquisite Port Ellen at Lochside Hotel). The one I have at home seems to have less chocolate, less sharpness, less wood influence. Together with Galg's OOgling, I'm discussing 4 Uigeadail experiences here, so I'm kinda puzzled.

Supernova and Corryvreckan are on top of my Ardbeg-list at the moment. And of course the 10YO, a must have. At this moment, I wouldn't say the Uigeadail (at home) beats the 10YO.

Tommie, really? i do find the Uggie more complex and rewarding than the 10, which is excellent. Corry is awesome too, but way way more biting. and the SN , well i like it that's a different story. posting next week in the blog, so keep reading and see what i mean ;)

many thanks amigo.

Ardbeg, FTW!

@Tommie-Jones, do you mean the Supernova 2010 edition? I have yet to taste that one (but do have a sample in my cabinet waiting).

yes Markjedi1 , i mean SN2010. tasted it recently. it's good. but man, it's like a 20 Kg hammer

@markjedi1: Looks like your sample collection grows bigger and bigger! Wonder how you manage. I only tasted the first Supernova, in Oran Mor Glasgow. This location probably influenced my tastingnotes...: It was like a whole meal of a big big family with numerous dishes one after another: roasted fish on cedar wood on a plain of peat, sweet dark Belgian beer, laurel, fresh grapes, chocolate pie, crème brulée, amaretto and a big cigar.

@galg: looking forward to your review of the 20 kg hammer.

@toommie , i also have a lot of samples to go... i think 35 or so. i have yet to try...

I know, I know, don't tell my liver. I have 91 samples to go. Should keep me occupied until the end of the year, I think, eh? :)

wow 91. fancy a tradE?

@galg, feel free to shoot me a PM and maybe something can be arranged. Obviously, my 91 samples are exactly that: samples to be tried by me (because I either traded or purchased them). But I do have several open bottles of which I can offer you samples. PM me your private e-mail and I'll send you my list.

Just retried this one and still believe it to be worthy of 91 points, but after re-reading this review, I just saw I wrote a blunder in the first paragraph. I wrote it was a mix of both bourbon and sherry casks (which is true) but then go on claiming it is thus a blended malt (previously vatted malt). What? Of course not! This is a single malt. Not sure where that silly mistake came from. A vatted malt is - of course - a blend of two or more single malts. Sorry about that cock up.

Thx to all of you guys - Tommie, Gal and Mark! First time I am hearing of this Young Uige and this pricing is just insane...

But I am loving the standard bottling. I'd give it a 91 for sure, maybe even more! Well I checked my detailed cabinet, actually I gave it a 91 too ;)