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.
One of the best affordable whiskys
Smoothest cask strength whisky I've tried. Also have a Glenfarclas 105 and the Glenfiddich 15yo distillery edition in my collection but this dram is alive with rich, sweet, fruity flavour before the unmistakable peaty, smoky taste of the Ardbeg 10yo starts to show itself in the long but pleasant finish. Worth every penny and is definitely in my top 3 all time favourites. It's going to be a tough one to beat..
Very nice
These prices are all over the map. I'd have a few bottles of Uigeadail if it sold for $56 in my part of the U.S. Here I've never seen it below $80. Standard 10-year is about $41, cheaper than listed here. Corryvreckan is about $85, more than listed here. I may have the only Kelpie in this entire state; it was $95. I have the opportunity to buy a Perpetuum and an Auriverdes for about $82 each, but I don't know if they're worth it. I have a hard time convincing myself to drink anything that sells for more than $60. Pricier Islays just sit in my bar, awaiting some momentous occasion that will probably never come.
This whisky is a real mans whisky, plenty of peat and smoke with a long finish
