Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

It felt to me a little bit that Ardbeg was starting to run away with itself a little bit...hard being a fan of whisky when your favourite distiller releases twenty-five million different bottles (approx.). This cask strength is good work though. NOSE: I reckon it zesty rather than lemony and i get something burnt at distance, coal and wood both....

Score 90/100

Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

Ardbeg ‘Renaissance’ was launched in 2008 as the first 10-year old bottling entirely comprised of whisky produced after the acquisition by Glenmorangie in 1997. I brought a bottle to the last of Ardbeg’s 200th anniversary dinners on 24 October 2015, during which the bottle was consumed almost entirely, leaving just a wee rest from which I put...

Score 88/100

Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

The nose is a typical fruity Ardbeg nose: lemon raspberry/gooseberry jelly mix with the usual vanilla and dry chocolate notes. The taste is vanilla and cinnamon, with lots of peat, but not too heavy and the finish is medium and again the peat, perfect peat.Mmmmmm! Marvellous dram.

Score 90/100

Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance

It is well known that Glenmorangie PLC (yes, of the Highland whisky) took over Ardbeg in 1997. They released a series of whiskies to celebrate the rebirth (hence ‘Renaissance’) of the distillery. It started with the Very Young, followed by the Still Young and the Almost There, to be concluded with this 10 years old Renaissance. It is bottled at a...

Score 90/100