Ardbeg 10 Year Old Bottled 1980's

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

NOSE: hint of vanilla, peat, burnt wood, slight citrus zest, the aroma of the ground after a heavy rain TASTE: initially sweet, oily, creamy, with hints of citrus (tangerine), gentle peat, bonfire smoke; cardboard then also some sea salt. Very well rounded and balanced. FINISH: mineral notes, very remote iodine. Overall impression: a very...

Score 87/100

Ardbeg Oogling Committee Reserve

Colour: pale gold. Nose: Smoky, sweet some tobacco and a bit of tar and rubber come in at 2nd whiff. really smoky stuff, i can think of smoked fish and Ham which you buy at delicatessen shops. fresh off the smoker, with sweet burnt sugar hovering above. lovely stuff. maybe a wee fisherman's village. Sherry influence is evident in spite of the 1-3...

Score 90/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

The Corryvreken's mystical bottle design portends ominous tidings indeed! As I huddle in my dark drafty cave and gaze upon my row of potential drams by the dim flickering candlelight, i find myself peering apprehensively at the ancient black label with twisted lettering that almost seems to swirl. What sorcery is this? Unbiddingly, the nectar is...

Score 89/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Nose: thick peat and smoke upfront, black forrest fruits, pine tree sap, buttery, chilli, seaweed, slightly medicinal, campfire ash, oily olives, some plasters. Palate: Oily, Peat and Smoke hit, salt, chilli, dried orange peels, lemmon rind, fresh oysters (good ones) oils, tar, slightly medicinal, clove and other spice. Finish: Peat and smoke...

Score 94/100