Ardbeg 1974 13 Year Old Connoisseurs Choice Gordon & Macphail

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist

Airigh Nam Beist was first sold in 2006 and was bottled over two more subsequent years. Its name is Gaelic for “shelter of the beast". This review refers to the 2007 release, a 17-year old whisky matured mostly in ex-Bourbon casks. The nose delivers a powerful impact: it is intense with tar, salt, brine and coal ash. As was to be expected...

Score 89/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Ardbeg Uigeadail (pronounced ‘Oog-a-dal’) is actually the loch from which all the peat-laden Ardbeg waters flow. For this expression though, it is a union of the classic smoky Ardbeg characteristics and ex-Sherry casks. There is an amber and gold hue...definitely darker than the 10 Year, but still a bit pale for how deep this one goes. All of the...

Score 90/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

This is a recent bottle that I bought and opened on March 11th. I have tasted it on a number of occasions, but I have only made proper notes 3 times now (one occasion against 3 other batches of Corry, one time against Laphroaig 10yo CS 005 and Lagavulin 12yo CS 2010, and once against other random peated whiskies). I was waiting to do a fourth...

Score 82/100

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist

Time to open another bottle of something peaty, something Ardbeg. This one is bottled 2007, so it is 17YO. The last bottle I had was also a 2007 so I do not know how this compares to the 2006 or 2008 bottlings. Salty vanilla and poached pears absolutely fill the nose. Nougat and honey coat the mouth. A real sweetie. Let's give it a swish. At 46%,...

Score 93/100