Ardbeg 12 Year Old

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Colour: sunlight Body: thin legs, good body Nose: immediately a strong whiff of peat; tar, strong alcohol, bonfire smoke, burnt rubber, sweet notes after a while. Palate: stunning from the very beginning! Salty, smoky, sweet vanilla mixed with peat and seaweed, again tar and rubber. This is awesome! I've never thought about roasting some seafood...

Score 97/100

Ardbeg Blasda

Blasda, means 'sweet and delicious'in Gaelic. Those are indeed the exact words of this great fresh dram from the legendary Ardbeg. I pour some of this treasure in my green large Ardbeg thumbler. I added a bit water, for letting all fragrances and tastes getting loose. The nose tells me that there are a lot of juicy fruits like pear and apples,...

Score 90/100

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 10 Year Old

This is a well-reviewed scotch, so I'm not pretending that I'll really add anything of consequence here other than recording my thoughts for my own benefit. I'm confused as to how to rate this scotch. It only does one thing -- peat -- which ought to count against it. But it does that one thing very, very well. If you want a glass of peat-smoke...

Score 60/100