Ardbeg 1975 21 Year Old Adelphi

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist

750mL scored at a hole in a wall in Maryland for $130 a bottle. Alright, sounds good to me seeing that DC bottle shops will try to dupe you into paying $250 for a bottle of Supernova and $150 for a bottle of Corryvreckan. The Beast pours super pale straw with beads forming quickly with a swirl and thin, delicate legs. Nose is more Highland than I...

Score 90/100

Ardbeg 14 Year Old 1993 Cadenhead’s Original Collection

William Cadenhead, probably Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, released this Ardbeg 1993 in 2008, in their Original Collection, after a maturation of 14 years on a bourbon cask. Judging by the color, I would say this was a refill cask. The nose is meaty and sweet, as if one had sprinkled brown sugar on smoked bacon. Quite a bit of marzipan as...

Score 85/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Nose: peat, iodine & phenol, strong cherrywood smoke notes, campfire and firm barbecue. With water, additional oaky vanilla comes through and sweet perfumey aromatics. Taste: distinctly smokey. Hardwood smoke and more of the phenolic notes and ocean water. Orange and cherry blossom and sweet vanilla. Soft sherry note in the background. Long...

Score 95/100

Ardbeg Lord of the Isles

Recently a friend of mine, his father-in-law and I had a tasting session. We actually went through 13 drams in one sitting. A long but very good night! The whiskies we went through in order were Bushmills Black Bush, Macphail's Collection Bunnahabhain 1990 (bottled in 2006), Bruichladdich 10 year old (bottled in 1979), Ardbeg Blasda, Port Ellen 25...

Score 94/100