Ardbeg 1991 22 Year Old Old & Rare Hunter Laing

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Not sure about the bottling code. The market code is 13001713 and it was acquired in Chicago (bottled in 2013). Nose: soft and alluring, with pronounced sweet fruit, smoke, and ash. Palate: you know what...it was just OK. Honey and ashy smoke combine, honey-citrus, then astringent peat with mild honey. Love the ubiquitous honey undertone. ...

Score 84/100

Ardbeg Auriverdes

It's that time of the year again, folks! When emotions trump logic. When clear thinking is clouded. When, like crack addicts, we go insane for that one hit we have been waiting for since June 1 of last year. I am, of course, talking about Ardbeg's yearly Festival Release. This years' must-have bottling is called the AuriVerdes. 'Auri' means gold...

Score 85/100

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

Ardbeg Ardbog

Nose: Sweet toffee layered upon peat , ash and salted toffee. A bit herbal too. Ash. Sweet peat and earthy notes in addition to smoked ham and salted cashew nuts. Sweet savoury yet medicinal and earthy. Brilliant. Palate : quite oily and big. Stars with salted nuts and almonds , toffee. Big peat notes with a hot cinnamon edge. A hint of apples and...

Score 90/100