Ardbeg 1991 16 Year Old Rum Cask #3719 Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Ardbeg Uigeadail

NOSE: explosion of peat, burned wood, damp earth after rain kind of aromas. Creamy Ardbeg 10 notes here as well. Brown sugar, a remote hint of vanilla. With time and some water you get more tannins, and mocha type flavors. Tiramisu, walnuts, hot chocolate. Water puts out the fire of peat a lot, thus revealing that lovely sherry influence: burned...

Score 95/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Oh yes indeed. Ardbeg is of course a must for all of us phenolophiles / peatmaniacs. Oh how I would like to go to Islay and pay homage (and money) to sample from the springs of eternal amnesia...but I digress (as usual) - this is a remarkable whisky - managing to meld the immense peatiness (you can smell this whisky metres away) it deftly...

Score 92/100

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist

I won't bother with tasting notes, since very few people can secure a bottle of The Beast. Here are my impressions of the last glass I tasted (about two weeks ago): Nose utterly fantastical and nearly otherworldly. I couldn't stop myself from nosing it, inhaling almost as if I were "huffing" some sort of illegal drug. There is a deeper,...

Score 92/100

Ardbeg Uigeadail

Nose: Peat and smoke, raw dark sugar, thick honeys, roasted malt, expresso, sweet fruits, rich sherry, toffee and caramels. Palate: Sherry sweetness up front, very large entry, very juicy fruits, honeys and dark sugur, roasted malts, peat rises and overthrows the sweetness with notes of big peat and smoke and earthiness Finish: Smooth Peat, milky...

Score 94/100