Ardbeg 24 Year Old Sestante

Ardbeg 21 Year Old

It's seven in the morning here in Islay. The sun refuses to rise. It's been spitting for the last 24 hours. The wind is auditioning to be in an Alfred Hitchcock thriller. And I still can't get the taste of the Ardbeg 21 out of my mouth. It took me three flight connections, an overnighter in Glasgow and a bumpy plane to Islay to make this impromptu...

Score 92/100

Ardbeg 33.124 - An Engineer's Lunch-Box

Cask strength, non-chill filtered, no caramel added Ardbeg. I feel like I could wrap up the review here... 7yo Ardbeg aged in a 1st fill ex-sherry butt. “An Engineer’s Lunch-Box” @59.7% ABV and 1/602 bottles. Colour is light yellow. To smell; Sexy peat smoke, with that nutty trait I associate with SMWS distillery 33, I often am reminded of salted...

Score 91/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

This is the most complex whiskey I've tasted so far. Amazing. Nose is full of spice, citrus with hints of creosote, some iodine and honey. Not much smoke but peat is there. Taste is full and syrupy with the spice taking front and center with orange and honey (maple?) I'm also noting some clove and cinnamon or/and ginger. The finish is very long...

Score 92/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Nose: After first pour, you notice smoky salt: The smoke is of the ashy variety, and the saltiness is sharp-- as if flavored with lemon crystals or another nose-stinging additive like pine or menthol. A little breathing brings out a more sweet/umami character, giving the impression of fatty salt pork or maple bacon frying. The mentioned sharpness...

Score 81/100