Ardbeg 1976 Bottled 1993 Samaroli

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

At first the nose is quite surprising with is dichotomous personnality. It is very Ardbeg with its big charred smoke, peat and seasalt; but the big hay, white oak, wet grass by the sea (not seaweed) and tarred hemp rope (to use the expression so well putted by @Fiberfar) is clearly Longrow in my mind. With time the Ardbeg Vanilla is showing. With...

Score 91/100

Ardbeg Ardbog

If there’s one distillery that can marry peat and sherry beautifully, it’s Ardbeg. I mean, who doesn’t like the Oogie? But here’s the Ardbog, the widely anticipated annual release from 2013. It’s a ten year old whisky that’s been matured in both bourbon and Manzanilla sherry casks. If nothing else, this is one of the most unique and mouth-pickling...

Score 85/100

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

I tasted this one over the weekend. Not a fan of the peated whiskies, but this one I could get use to. Nose: This one can fill a room with the smell of a camp fire. Good strong smoke scent. Taste: Very rich and full flavor with smoke and peat. There is a hint of sea salt. I was expecting a taste of iodine, but to my surprise, very little. Finish:...

Score 90/100

Ardbeg Ardbog

Ardbeg Day, launched in 2012 for the first time, is a new holiday for peatfreaks. Or is it? Because while Ardbeg Day is a great whisky, the Galileo (a mix of bourbon and marsala casks) was received with mixed emotions by the die-hard Arbeggians. The first reactions to this new Ardbog (a mix of 10 year old American white oak and manzanilla sherry...

Score 88/100