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.
Islay malts seem to be somewhat polarizing. I arrived at this malt in the wake of a wonderful experience with the Ledaig, which hits you with peat and sea salt with all of the subtlety of a car alarm going off at 3am. So, strange as it may seem, I found the Ardbeg a bit restrained in its salt and peat in comparison to some of my new favorites. It's simply mouth-watering, though. Every dram features amazing, complex, ever-shifting and evolving tastes. Satly and smoky, but never unwelcome. Finished the bottle with a few friends about two months ago, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. Cheaper than Lag 16, and perhaps just a bit better. High praise indeed.
a 1 no contest. ardbeg 10 year old the best
I don't really like this, simple way to explain is that it tastes like smoke and leather to me. I can drink it and see how people would like it, but not my cup of tea. I would take a jack Daniels over this. Glenlivet 12 is cheaper and I like that much more. But I know, different style.
When I jog through my neighborhood here in Houston, Texas, I often catch a whiff of smoke from someone grilling in their backyard. And I'm carried away to my "happy place." The finish of the A10 has the same sensory impact. The soft smoke melds with the salty caramel and I find myself jogging down the "low road", unconsciously running faster and faster past the Kildalton Cross, towards the distillery so I can transform the visceral into the actual - a dram of A10 by the hearth. And again the smoke soothes. I'm in a kef. (Yes, that's a real word; look it up.)
Novice single maltie here,....bought Ardbeg to try my first islay scotch,.....it was so smokey, so medicinal tasting,...it rolled my socks down to my ankles,........don't think I can drink this, and don't even know anyone I could give the bottle to. Yikes!
