A phenomenal whisky packing powerful peaty deliciousness, Ardbeg 10 Year Old is a favourite of many whisky lovers around the world. Produced on the Kildalton Coast of Islay, this single malt matures for a decade before being bottled without any chill-filtration. If you're after a whisky full of coastal air, smoke and more, this is exactly what you want.
A ridge of vanilla leads to mountain of peat capped with citrus fruits and circled by clouds of sea spray.
Sweet vanilla counterbalanced with lemon and lime followed by that surging Ardbeg smoke that we all know and love.
Long and glorious; sea salted caramel and beach bonfire smoke.
Precise balance, big smoke and non-chill filtered. This is why this is such a famous dram.
Nose: Earthy, peat smoke and briny (like seaside campfire) Palate: sweetness and iodine comes first with oiliness, then the peat smoke with oakiness slowly rises and intensified which makes you 'wow!'. Like dampen burnt wood. Finish: still peat smoke, long and spectacular. Overall a very bold, complete and full bodied whisky. It's all about peatiness but well complimented by brine, oak and sweetness.
After trying the more honeyed and gentle Speysides and Highland malts you may feel the tug of the peaty, smoky drams from Islay. This from Ardbeg is a no compromise version and one of the most balanced and fulfilling whiskys to be had at the price.
Am I the only one who get's some pretty heavy black pepper in the finish especially?
this is for the pat lovers only, (not me) while i have had peated whisky in the past, this one is very different. to sum it up, look that the heading of this review.
Lol, to the guy who's been drinking whisky for 3 years and "sweet" whisky at that... any scotch fan would be doing him or her self a disservice to NOT try one of Islay's finest. This is such a smoker, brine-y, well done 10 year. I prefer it over Laphraoig at times, but maybe not as refined as Lagavulin, but a GREAT 10 year that IS a must have/try. Whoever told the sweet whisky (probably drinks fireball) guy that this is a must try is right; hope he expands that "palate" of his. Lmao
