Ardbeg 2000 8 Year Old Cask Ref #60215 Speciality Drinks Ltd Single Malts of Scotland

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

The pour looks like white grape juice...extremely pale SRM and very clear. A nice swirl give you slowly cascading, thin legs. Aroma is really out of sight and quite the treat for smokeheads out there. Peat and iodine are restrained in comparison to baked and smoked brisket. Rich potpourri florals and sweet grapefruit cut any savory meatiness or...

Score 94/100

Ardbeg 9 Year Old 1996 Spirit of Scotland

Spirit of Scotland is also a label used by Gorden & Macphail, the famous bottler from Elgin (and owners of the beautiful whisky shop in that town). In this case, it is a single cask at cask strength, distilled in 1996 and bottled after 9 years in 2005. I had it before, but did not make notes then. Time to set the record straight. Hmmm,...

Score 85/100

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Well this is my tuppence worth on the Ardbeg 10. this afternoon I had a nice session with my neighbor which involved a Chivas 12, an Ardbeg 10, and a 21 y.o Glenfiddich. Powerful, slightly woody and lending a strong backing to peat on the nose. the body Packs a nice little punch with an altogether smooth, well rounded and significant tinge of...

Score 90/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Nose: thick peat and smoke upfront, black forrest fruits, pine tree sap, buttery, chilli, seaweed, slightly medicinal, campfire ash, oily olives, some plasters. Palate: Oily, Peat and Smoke hit, salt, chilli, dried orange peels, lemmon rind, fresh oysters (good ones) oils, tar, slightly medicinal, clove and other spice. Finish: Peat and smoke...

Score 94/100