Ardbeg 1975 27 Year Old Sherry Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Ardbeg Uigeadail

To smell; a medicinal smoke to start; bursts of antiseptic, lashings of band-aids, sprinkle on a little pepper. Mixing in with the smoke rather than distinguishing itself is salted cashews(these tend to always pop up for me in Ardbegs), and plenty of herbs, as well as suggestions of something meaty (those little bacon bits you put in Caesar...

Score 89/100

Ardbeg Supernova 2010

Supernova 2010 is often looked upon as Supernova Light, a bit of a very expensive and scarce stepchild. This bottle was purchased after my then-heavy-peat-averse wife had tasted a sample of it and suggested that we buy a bottle. I jumped at the chance which marked for the first time the acceptance of heavy peat by my closest whisky partner. A lot...

Score 95/100

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

Ardbeg 2012 Day

The Day was okay. Nothing to write home about. Do I regret buying a mere glass of the Day? Heck, no. Great experience. Would I buy a bottle? But I might buy another glass at some point, sooner rather than later because the bottles at my favorite pub won't last forever. When Ardbegs are on, they are really on. And when they are "off"...

Score 86/100