Ardbeg 1974 Cask 2738

Ardbeg Blasda

OK, for starters, this is only the second Ardbeg I've tried, after the 10 Year Old (which is without a doubt one of the best Scotch's I've had so far). So Blasda gets a head start. And since Blasda is gaelic for 'sweet and delicious', expectations are high. Blasda is sometimes referred to as the 'Ardbeg Light'. I'm sure the people at Ardbeg are...

Score 81/100

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Nose: Obviously peaty and underpinned with bonfire smoke. A depth of oil and tar with a raw grassy/hay tinge. Above this floats a nuttiness and scents of dried fruit and candied peel, maybe marmalade and vanilla. All this rambling can basically be summed up by saying that this is really complex nose. Palate: More peat and smoke, but it refuses to...

Score 88/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

The Corryvreckan is in our Islay tasting pack. Tony says: "I am a big fan of Ardbeg, especially the releases of whisky made under the new ownership. In my opinion this is a bit like the uigeadail, in that its a bit mental, but with the new cleaner style I prefer(i.e. without that dirty peatiness others love). My ranking of the recent...

Score 93/100

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist

This is a bottle I opened on 10/10/2008. This was the first release of the Airigh Nam Beist from 2006 (so the sixteen year old version) made from a mixture of first and second fill ex-bourbon casks (no sherry here!) When I tasted it the bottle had been open for 3 years and then decanted into a smaller bottle. I tasted it next to the Ardbeg 1977...

Score 93/100