Ardbeg Uigeadail Bottled 2004

Ardbeg 1999 Galileo 12 Year Old

Realised to commemorate a couple of vials of Ardbeg been shot into space and onto the international space station to observe how whisky ages in low gravity environments. Nose: The peat smoke is quite heavy and think much smokier then last years limited release the alligator, has hints of peach, Mellon and apricot like fruit sweetness. The vanilla...

Score 90/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

I picked up this bottle mainly out of peer pressure. My peat head buddies and twitter friends love it. Every blog I read has nothing but good things to say so hey, I picked up a bottle. Initial whiff - Huntington Beach circa 1981, low tide, me on a boogie board falling face forward in a pile of rotting seaweed. This was not a fun memory. 2nd...

Score 80/100

Ardbeg Supernova 2010

Ardbeg Supernova was first released in 2009, sporting an ABV of 58.9% and an impressive phenol level of 101ppm. This second edition was launched on 31 May 2010 at an even higher ABV of 60.1% and with the same 101ppm. Ardbeg Supernova 2010 was matured primarily in ex-Bourbon casks for about nine years. The nose yields salt, brine, smoked bacon,...

Score 88/100

Ardbeg Perpetuum

Has the hype died down a bit? Good, then we can get to work. In front of me is the Perpetuum (which means something like ‘for all eternity’) that you could only get at the distillery during Feis Isle and will now cost you between 200 and 500 EUR… I crawl back into my seat, after having dropped to the floor in surprise. Next to it is the ‘regular’...

Score 86/100