Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Ardbeg doesn’t really need an introduction, so I’ll save myself the trouble. This Ardbeg Corryvreckan (NAS) has a beautiful gold color with a green sheen and a great viscosity. I am sampling the standard bottling from 2009, nog the Committee version. The Corryvreckan is named after the world’s second largest whirlpool, north of the island of...

Score 92/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Nose: lots of smoke, burnt rubber-tires, hazelnut, peat, earthy, tar, banana, parfume. Palate: Peat, bacon, smoke, citrus, dry and citrusy finish, with a sweet smoky twist. Huge mouth-feel. Rich and medium-full bodied...just continues to grow in the mouth.

Score 92/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Nose of Islay together with dark chocolate, a touch of coffee and some red berries. First a lot of chocolate and coffee, pepper, then Islay, but smooth and a little bit more in the background. Water will kill the chocolate and underlines the smooth Islay character.

Score 65/100

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