ZDF beg 1998 Sherry Cask Independent Bottling

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Found notes on the Old Ardbeg 10, last drams, tucked in a drawer. Nose: Licorice, and oily, tarry Sherry sweets. Freshly varnished fence posts. Stewed apples and lemon peel. Sea salt. So much goin on, people are afraid of it because they don't know what to think. Body: fizzy cola, cough medicine, winter spices, then salt and red wine, but fruity...

Score 33/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Mmmmmm...... Peach cobbler in a Dutch oven over the coals. Maybe some of the coals blew into the cobbler, as there is distinct smoky goodness throughout. Nose: it definitely changes after you've had that first sip or three. At first it is a bit harsh to the uninitiated, while lively with a strong whiff of alcohol and smoke. After tasting, the...

Score 92/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

In the nose is vanilla, fruit and honey. And some subtle smoke.The taste is big and smooth, very nice, like the nose and at the same time reveals its true Ardbeg colours as vanilla, smoke and tar. The finish is rather long, as most Ardbegs do. So for me, this whisky is the best in 2008(and for a lot of others too, if I do remember well!

Score 95/100

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