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.
Very nice. tasting notes are spot on -. Vanilla, sweet lime, smoke and peat. A little meaty note with water. One question - does the flavor change and become a bit one dimensional as one progresses down the bottle? I'm getting more dusty/smoky and less of the lime/sweetness. Also, very interesting - I ot a puff of smoke when I first opened the bottle. Is this normal? Anyway, brilliant, exceptional whisky overall. Not as good as the Ugi though :) Here's a tip: Have an Aberlour 10 or something like that. Don't wash the glass, but pour yourself an Ardberg 10 with a splash of water. Aaaah.....
This is, by far, the best readily available single-malt if you enjoy a peated malt. The taste starts with a nice sweetness and quickly moves to tastes of smoke, peat, beach-side, savory meat, licorice and mint. The finish is very long and smoked with a touch of sweet and bitterness. The finish is fairly similar to Laphroaig 10. The taste is much more interesting and more comparable to Lagavulin 16 and it's bottled nonchill-filtered and uncolored at 46% giving it a nice boost over the other two malts.
Not a seasoned whiskey drinker yet. My current drink of choice is Glenfidich 12. Just opened the bottle Ardbeg 10 for a little taste. Very distinguished. Love the cloudiness with a couple drops of water. Peatyness is amazing! Can't wait to open my anticipated Lagavulin 16 next.
Almost impossibly and superbly balanced in my opinion, taking into account that the peat is indeed strong with this one -- but not overpowering and gives way to many subtle flavors. It will take a bottle or two for me to truly appreciate this balanced complexity. This is a great compromise between Lagavulin 16 and Laohroig 10 in my opinion. Just buy it if you like Islay Scotch...you won't be disappointed. Amazing for the money.
Maybe I got a bad batch but the Ardbeg Idlay Single Malt Scotch Whiskey (ten years old) Tastes like wet car keys. It is undrinkable. I'm really disappointed because the price was substancially above a few other good scotch whiskeys that I enjoy but decided to try this SW in it's impressive packaged box. I will have to pour it out as it is foul in taste and smell. I gave it a 1 star rating but I believe it to be below the lowest mark.
