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.
I really like most of the Ardbeg offerings but I find that this one as well as one other really nees 'extra' flavour to help it along. It may not be 'everyone's cup of tea' so to speak but it is my honest opinion that this dram is greatly improved by just a splash of Irn Bru to help it along.
Jam packed full of flavour. Obviously this is not for everyone, but if you want something complex in this style with some kick this is a good option. Easy to drink at this alcohol percentage too. As a bonus my order (along with a few other bottles yet to be tasted) came two days early, so thanks to the team at MoM. ?
Full of flavour, beautiful dram, highly recommended for lovers of sherry and peat combo
Reading the review I bought a bottle, well who wouldn't. This is not for me. What happened to the days when distilleries released the most balanced and adequately aged expression of its own environment? This is like Frankensteins monster, an unbalanced and unnatural experiment in keeping with a modern trend to ditch harmony for discord in search of sales. To late but No thanks!
Stunning . Beautiful balance of sweet , spice and smoke .
