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.
What a treasure! When I first opened the bottle, the smell of smoke filled the air. Very smooth, deep fruit on the back end. This is a great scotch and a must have in your collection.
This is a review a year down the line, but this was a memorable bottle. I ordered this because of the rating received in the whiskey bible. I was curious as to what had garnered such a high score. As I am relatively new to exploring whiskeys, I liked the idea of a fantastic one at a relatively low price. I was not disappointed. The complexities of flavour that can be presented by a scotch from an area where I tend to find unpalatable, blew my mind. Thoroughly enjoyed every dram.
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There are reviewers here who have complained that the Uigeadail is overwhelming. I can see their point of view because there's no doubt that this is a heavy duty confection, a great big whisky on any showing. But that's Islay for you! For me, this is the apotheosis of single malts.
One of the finest whiskys I've ever drank. Needs a splash of water due to the high abv to really open up the flavors but wow I taste a little sherry and a LOT of smoke but what's nice with this ardbeg is the sherry lets some of it's more coastal notes through the epic smokiness and finishes with a rich dark chocolate smoke. This ,laphroaig triple wood, and lagavulin 16 are the 3 best whiskys on the planet and I can never decide which I like more so I try to have all 3 at all times in my collection. The Sugarbear
