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.
Brilliant Scotch. New to Scotch? Start with this, not a so called ‘beginner’s’ dram which will make you think the stuff is bad or boring. I’ve been drinking Scotch since about 1975–take it from me, you will like this; sweet, smoke, peat, and more.
Superb peated scotch. That first sip you feel the fire then the smoke followed by the ashy embers then the kick in the finish is like nothing else. I have tried many single malts over the last 20 years and nothing else comes close to Ardbeg 10yo. Slainte!
Tastes like the decaying corpse of an Irish Sea fisherman, freshly exhumed from his peat bog grave. And I love it.
For those who savour the heavily peated south coast Islay malts, this is a must for your collection. I'm a big fan of Laphroaig, especially the cask strength, and Lagavulin 16 but pound for pound, this Ardbeg 10 @ 46% and non-chillfiltered is the business! Yes the Laphroaig 10 is probably still more 'in-your-face' peaty and the Laga 16 is probably more subtle (but I think it's losing ground with its 43% and chillfiltered) but this Ardbeg has such a deft balance of peat, smoke, meat and sweetness. The finish is so long you'll still be tasting it the next morning!
Excellent balance and loaded with peat, this one stands up well with a few drops of water. A little sweetness is detectable, but for me it's just right. Not for the faint of heart, but a longtime favorite of mine.
