Ardbeg 1978 11 Year Old Sestante

Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

So my wife and I had finally got to go to the local whisky bar Helvetica after months of trying. We'd started the night with dinner and a Glenfarclas 12 yr old and when we moved to Helvetica we started with Yamazaki 12 and moved onto Hakushu 12 yr old, Glenmorangie Nectar D'or. We joined up with my brother and sister in law for some Amrut Fusion,...

Score 94/100

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist

This is a bottle I opened on 10/10/2008. This was the first release of the Airigh Nam Beist from 2006 (so the sixteen year old version) made from a mixture of first and second fill ex-bourbon casks (no sherry here!) When I tasted it the bottle had been open for 3 years and then decanted into a smaller bottle. I tasted it next to the Ardbeg 1977...

Score 93/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Light, light sun colour. Nose is minty and glue-like. Fresh fish and sea water (oyster-rific). Taste is rich and oily with lots of seaweed and iodine flavours. Finish is long and very tingly (it's a technical term).

Score 89/100

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

I bought this bottle to explore the other Islay offerings and I was very impressed. The peat is quite heavy which, in the case of Laphroaig was a turn off, but here it is complimented with a range of other notes. nose: wispy/controlled smoke especially on the edges, big peat, almonds, briny sea air, airy sweetness, a really nice additional note...

Score 92/100