The standard bottling from Ardbeg – 46 %
My Tasting Notes
Nose: intensive, peat, Black Forest ham
Palate: peat, somewhat sweet, slightly medicinal
Finish: long and smoky
Overall: Peat punch and delicate sweetness well balanced. One of the best entry level bottlings around
Score: 84/100 – Price Tag $$$$$ – Value for your Money $$$$$
Available at the Whisky Exchange
Addendum: In the mean time I tasted a significantly better veraion ot this malt. The quality can vary quite a bit with different bottlings.
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this is some state-of-the-art 10y old peaty whisky.
Ardbeg batch variation has completely turned me off of the brand. After seeing John Hansell rate the 2009 Corry at 96/100 I ran out to get one… only to find a mechanically produced, soulless, monolithic smoke bomb.
The older Ardbegs (1990 ANB etc) are what Ardbeg used to and should taste like… people seem to have sacrificed complexity for brashness!