Ardbeg 1991 13 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Caol Ila was more peppery and a bit more cantankerous in a good way. Quite a few similarities. Both drams had their own strengths. I must say that the creosote-like hints in Ardbeg were not ideal. There is a taste that reminds me of diesel fumes and creosote. It's faint but there. The Ardbeg had a wide variety of flavors, perhaps wider than the...

Score 83/100

Ardbeg Ar7 Elements of Islay

Specialty Drinks has launched its seventh batch of Ardbeg with this Ar7. This time it matured on a sherry cask, which is not something you see often. I heard through the grapevine that this is a vintage 2000 that matured on PX, which explains the color for a large part. The nose is wonderfully dirty (which is positive, by the way) on wet earth,...

Score 88/100

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

How can something be so good, yet so bad for you? Ardbeg 10 year old captures the true essence of whisky for you. Like many of the Ardbeg range, it gives you feelings of pure enjoyment in a tough palate. It's your real life Devil's Advocate. Ardbeg 10 is like John Milton a.k.a the Beelsebub, played by Al Pacino. Giving you all you want but wanting...

Score 94/100

Ardbeg SMWS 33.70 - “Keith Richards Meets Socrates Classics”

Nose: Sweet smoke up front, with some honey sugars, and some hints of meat bouillon, which one finds sometimes in sherry matured whiskies. Palate: Wow. Ultra ashy, like putting your tongue inside a full ashtray that has not been emptied a few days, in a bar. Ashes, dry ashes, galore. later sweet sherry notes mixed with smoke, tar, soot, charred...

Score 90/100