Single Malt
Scotland
No
Yes
This stunning expression from Islay's Ardbeg distillery on the Kildalton Coast is named after a nearby loch (pronounced "Oog-a-dal"). It's the perfect example of how sweet and savoury notes can work together spectacularly - you'll find Ardbeg's maritime salinity intact here, combined with dried fruit notes imparted by time spent in sherry casks. Kind of like when you mix sweet popcorn and salty popcorn together, it results in something absolutely wonderful.
Multifaceted, notes of peat and little flourishes of dark sugar, freshly ground espresso beans, cereal notes and a most sophisticated tar.
Led by sweet, ripe fruit and black forest honey. A good helping of malt. The throne then usurped by a powerful peat and smoked barley.
Very long, caramel and malt weave their way through peat smoke and dark sugar and just a hint of fresh espresso coffee before it finally peters out.
Such deft balance! How wonderful to sample Ardbeg so beautifully complimented by sherry.
Excellent peaty Islay. One of the best.
One of the best whisky available today in reasonable price.
What can I say that hasn't already been said! Enjoyed this dram by a roaring fire on a cold winters night. Normally I would finish off late at night with an Ardbeg but the barman persuaded me that 5 o'clock was a good time to drink Uigeadail and boy he was right, after a long walk this finished off the day perfectly. Now I have this in my collection. If like me you have an affection for Islay malts and sherry cask malts this is the best around for the money
It is difficult for me to explain just how good this Islay is...but I'll try. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Any questions?
Got a bottle from the duty free and was waiting to open it, having heard so much about it. It was dank and drizzly, having heard so much about and a little voice inside me told me it was the right time. The nose was incredible, honey and smoke, with the peat weaving through the sherry. The palate was so complex I still haven't been able to decipher it completely. The coffee is strong, but the balance between the Isla notes and the sherry and sweetness keeps playing games with your senses. It's quicksilver, a little hint there and it's gone before you can catch it, to be replaced by something else. Magical. The finish is peppery, long, with the smoke coming on big as it interweaves with the peat. I've always wondered what perfection of balance between an Isla and a sherrybomb might taste like, and this seems to be it. Incredibly complex and deep. Salivating for more.
