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.
Love the taste ... Literally like drinking a campfire. Perfect for a flask in a cold autumn day/night. This just feels so 'British Countryside'. However, we refer to this as headache juice as my brother and I both get splitting headaches after doing so much as a couple shots. Have tried to build up a tolerance to the poison but same result each time. Shame because it really is unique peaty/smokey stuff and just tastes like you imagine Scotch whisky should as a kid before you try drinking it. If you have the tolerance, by all means ... drink this in the fall in your Chameau boots and Barbour waxed coat.
Nose: Peat, peat, more peat, a tinge of ocean air, rubbing alcohol, and more peat Palate: Fruits, cinnamon, and burning peat Finish: Hellfire peat smoke, tar, then more peat smoke
Boom! Bare flavour! Love this! Wish it was cheaper cause it's all gone!!
It's good. I found notes of licorice to be a bit excessive for my taste but the smoke is carries it nicely through the finish. It's a lovely dram but I struggled to get past the licorice.
First time I opened the bottle... Eeew what is this? First aid kit?? Tried a sip, hmmm not bad... But it's not my kind of whisky... (never had an Islay before) A month later I found myself at the duty free (heaven on earth for me), searchin and lookin for something interesting... BUMP!!! Ardbeg 10 and then I realized I only had a half bottle at home, so I bought it again :( (why I bought it again, dumbass) Long story short, this is a fantastic dram, I became an Islay drinker because of this green bottle
