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.
Fairly recent scotch drinker and even more recently moved into the peated whiskys. Ardbeg 10 was my first Islay scotch. Was a bit uncertain after the first dram (quite the shock to the taste buds!), but has this ever grown on me! Now about 2/3 through the bottle, and I actually crave the smell and taste. Do they add something addictive? Have recenty done direct comparison with Laphroaig 10 and Lagavulin 8, and can say that Arbeg is my clear favourite. Love the strong and clean smokey and earthy flavours. Unfortunately it's over $100 a bottle here in western Canada (40% higher than Laph 10), so sadly may not become my daily sipper.
A delicious drop from Islay. Surf and turf served up by the sea. Delicious BBQ notes with sweet citrus in the back. Yes please!
I'm just sipping this for the first time after being a huge Talisker 10 & Laphroaig 10 lover. I am literally in love with this. My go to bottle has always been my Talisker, the Laphroaig is gorgeous but not quite powerful enough for me ... but now this! The nose is a gorgeous blend of medicinal smoke, when vanilla and moorland comes through. Then the taste ... smoke, fire, bitter, sweet? Pepper, sea salt but the best is yet to come the finish is so long! First heat and pepper but then that wild grass and fells again! Damn it! I will now have to permanently have a bottle of this keeping my Talisker 10 company. If you like peaty, smoke but with much more Complexity to enjoy ... go ... but this bottle!
Having been essentially a supermarket whisky drinker until now, this is a different class! Wow - I can’t look back in anger...at least not today. Ok, I’m not a connoisseur but this is the best whisky I’ve ever tasted. For me this has sublime smokiness, subtle sweetness and soupçon of saltiness! Seriously it’s superb!! Xx
An absolute favorite of mine - citrusy and smoky, Ardbeg's flagship bottle, the Ten delivers a near-perfect dram every pour. Obviously, highly recommend.
