Ardbeg 1973 36 Year Old Platinum Douglas Laing Platinum Selection

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Caol Ila was more peppery and a bit more cantankerous in a good way. Quite a few similarities. Both drams had their own strengths. I must say that the creosote-like hints in Ardbeg were not ideal. There is a taste that reminds me of diesel fumes and creosote. It's faint but there. The Ardbeg had a wide variety of flavors, perhaps wider than the...

Score 83/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Nose: Smoke and peat, lots of fried bacon, stewed lemons, buttered toast, burning leaves, bandages, vanilla, maple syrup, cashews, salty cookie dough, road tar. Becomes more buttery and floral with water. Taste: Peat smoke, salted butter, overcooked bacon, lemon zest, rubber tires, olive oil, balsamic vinegar. Very oily. Finish: Billowing smoke,...

Score 91/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Having always enjoyed the occasional dram, about a year ago I began to broaden my horizons and investigate the varied delights of this mysterious golden liquid called Whisky. With roughly a year's worth of exploration now behind me, I tentatively embark upon my first review. Even in my whisky infancy, the Ardbeg 10 was a staple choice, an old...

Score 97/100

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

NOSE: hint of vanilla, peat, burnt wood, slight citrus zest, the aroma of the ground after a heavy rain TASTE: initially sweet, oily, creamy, with hints of citrus (tangerine), gentle peat, bonfire smoke; cardboard then also some sea salt. Very well rounded and balanced. FINISH: mineral notes, very remote iodine. Overall impression: a very...

Score 87/100