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.
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That should have been 5 stars
I stumbled across the Uigaedail while visiting Islay in April. Wow! This is a remarkable whisky. It has so much to commend it. Just wallow in the nose. Then taste the subtle combination of smokiness, sherry, caramel and fruit. The experience is so multi-layered that other malts seem dull by comparison. The reviewers on this site seem to agree....if you haven’t tried this, do yourself a BIG favour.
As a big fan of Laphroaig, Lagavullin, and Bowmore - these various marketing gimmicks by Ardbeg all have that used-ashtray taste. Ugh!
My all time favourite dram in the world. There is only one Uigeadail. An absolute joy on the palate.
Very smooth considering the ABV and completely. Starts out with a sweet woody taste on the front with a citrusy oil ( that I absolutely love) the back end finishes of with a deep cigar, leathery, peaty smokey treat that is smooth and stays on the tongue for a while. One if not my favorite whiskeys.
