Ardbeg Alligator

Ardbeg Alligator

Very typically Ardbeg on the nose. Lots of peat delivering a good quantity of spices and licorice. The delivery takes you by surprise as you expect something gigantic but what you get is, in fact, very robust and approachable. There is a sweetness in there, maybe a touch of chocolate and with that you get the trademark Ardbeg spices on top of...

Score 93/100

Ardbeg Alligator

I was lucky enough to receive a bottle of Alligator for xmas 2012. I love the Highland sherry casked light flavoured bottles almost as much as peaty whiskies. To my surprise this had the qualities of both, a wonderfully spicey wave of peat greets you reminding you of the heritage of Islay and then the unexpected light citrus fruit and vanilla...

Score 95/100

Ardbeg Alligator

Nose: tar, sweet stewed root vegetable, small amount of salty brine, bbq sauce Palate: sweet honey, bbq, burnt tar, pepper, lemon. Chilis. Finish: long, with a solid admixture of light pepper, bbq, and sweetness. I may be the outlier on this. Every time I have this, the palate entry seems to be full of sweet honey, followed by pepper and tar/heavy...

Score 90/100

Ardbeg Alligator

Nose: on first approach I’m greeted by distinct notes of ripe cherries buoyed by a wisp of milkiness (akin to the breath of a baby after feeding). The nose develops with background hints of resin and menthol. After a while some mango joins in. With the addition of water the milky notes subside and the ripe cherries are coated in caramelised sugar...

Score 88/100