Ardbeg Blasda

(70cl, 40%)

Ardbeg Blasda details

Country

(Scotch Whisky)

Region

(Islay Whisky)

Distillery

(Ardbeg)

Bottler

(Ardbeg)

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Whisky or Whiskey

Insider knowledge: Ardbeg Blasda whisky is named whisky by virtue of the fact it's from Scotland. If distilled in America the spelling would be Ardbeg Blasda whiskey, as opposed to whisky.

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Ardbeg Blasda Bottling Note

Blasda represents a rare chance to sample a lightly-peated dram from the powerhouse Ardbeg distillery. The malt is peated at 8ppm as opposed to the standard 24ppm.

Ardbeg Blasda (3cl Sample)
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Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt

Nose: Chocolate éclair sweets and dry coastal driftwood, toffee and refreshers sweets with but a hint of gentle smoke. Despite these dangerously low levels of peat, this is still characteristically Ardbeg.

Palate: By what alchemy is it possible for something to be both so creamy and spiced so? There’s a lovely herbal development and all the time the sweetness of vanilla and peppermint creams with the semi medicinal undertones of Resolve hangover cure.

Finish: The minty sweetness of the peppermint creams with an interesting little development of sticking plasters.Comment: It still retains the distillery character. But, whilst a very good whisky, this is not a very good Ardbeg...

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User Reviews of the Ardbeg Blasda

Blasda

Absolutely magnificent. Very smooth and complex flavour, with a slight hint of peat. Totally different from all other Arbegs - and I have been drinking Ardbeg since about 1972. The nose is mild, again with a hint of peat and the finish is at first quick to medium, but then has a long lingering aftertaste that is still there 5 to 10mins later. I have yet to find one of my tasting acquaintances who have not liked it and all have said how good it is.

Blasda

Ardbeg's Great Mistake!

Ardbeg is a great distillery and a superb place to visit. The malts are incredible - truly unique! This however may go down as Ardbeg's attempt to try to rival Bruichladdich marketing. It is a hotpotch of a malt which is all over the place. There is no need for Ardbeg to sink to the 'Laddie levels. Forget this and try the true taste of Ardbeg the others are amazing.

Very Interesting

While I think this is a good whisky, it seems more like an experiment for ardbeg. I think this whisky would of benefited from been bottled at 46%-48% and been non-chill filtered like the Ardbeg 10 as it seems to finish a lot quicker then their other whisky labels. Overall while the Blasda is very nice I think Ardbeg could do a lot better. Hopefully they have another attempt at a lightly peated whisky.

Surprisingly Good!

I am a huge Ardbeg fan, particularly the peatier expressions but I thought I would give the Blasda a go since I have tried almost all the others. On the nose, you can tell straight away this is an Ardbeg and it is smokier than expected. It doesn't finish as long as some but this is a very well controlled finish. I think I will be making this a regular bottle to match my Uigeadail and Rollercoaster!

Comment #3 ???

The third commentator certainly has a complexity towards Bruichladdich, this is an Ardbeg, what does Bruichladdich have to do with it?? Btw if i had a distillery i'd loove it to "sink" to the Laddie levels ;) Anyway competent enough but kindof a weaker ardbeg instead of different, being bottled at 40% doesn't help. It is decent enough though

Too expensive

Perfect single malt whiky but sold +/- 25% to expensive over here!!

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