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.
All whiskys have their own character and this is why I love the drink. I am very open minded. I actually tried a whole bottle of Ardbeg 10 and it was far too peaty and smokey for me to the point of overpowering the drink. The colour is very very light for a whisky. Not for me, but don't let me put you off trying this whisky. It was Jim Murrays 2008 best whisky so it must be very good. Would I buy another bottle? No
Evidently, huge amounts of peat flavor are added, and then some of the less pleasant components are removed by distillation and aging - so it doesn't taste like the smoke in smoked fish or meat, it's almost unrecognizable as peat smoke at all - but for such a mouthful of - ? - eucalyptus, citrus, resin, i don't know what, but I do like it very much, it's the only Islay whisky I routinely keep in the cabinet (partly too because Lagavulin & Laphroig tends to be priced higher than I'm willing to spend, they're great too in their own ways) - but if you don't like smoke per se, don't shrink from trying this one, it's amazingly full of flavor, yet smooth - you'll hate it or love it -
A safe buy, you get what you pay for and thats a bottle of fantastic Islay whisky. Very nice indeed, as good as the Laphroaig 10 yrs. /mike-stockholm-sweden
I had an occasion to sample the "10". I am hooked, now if it were only available here in Ukraine I would be more than thrilled, I would throw away the damn vodka still and just drink this.
This is one of the smokiest things I have ever tried. The peat hits your nose as soon as you venture close and a wealth of complex oak and vanilla follow right after. It goes down smooth neat and is definitely a whisky that is to be savoured. Delicious.
