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Ardbeg

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

by Oliver Klimek on March 12, 2010

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General Release – 57.1%

My Tasting Notes:

Color: Bright amber
Nose: Smoked bacon, honey, vanilla, apples
Palate: Peat, caramel, vanilla, a vague fruitiness, pepper, minmally bitter
Finish: Very long, smoky and slightly sweet
Overall: Some prefer it over the Rollercoaster, but I think it has a certain lack of oomph that is not really made up by greater complexity or better balance. Still very good though, mind you.

Score: 86/100 – Price Tag $$$$$ – Value for your Money $$$$$

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Rating: 9.0/10 (1 vote cast)

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Ardbeg Rollercoaster

by Oliver Klimek on March 11, 2010

2010 Committee bottling – 57.3%

My Tasting Notes:

Color: White wine
Nose: Very intense, smoky, slightly medicinal, sea shore, lemon, orange
Palate: Peat, liquorice, salt, lemon peel, ginger, a bit of honey
Finish: Very long, dry, smoky and a bit salty
Overall: The Rollercoaster received slightly mixed reviews, but I really like it. The vatting of 10 vintages gives is an astonishing complexity. Overall character is rather dry compared with the standard 10yo

Score: 90/100 – Price Tag $$$$$ – Value for your Money $$$$$

Side note: Read about the launch problems in Ardbeg’s online shop.

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Rating: 8.0/10 (2 votes cast)

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Ardbeg Uigeadail – 2007 bottling

by Oliver Klimek on January 25, 2010

54.2%

My Tasting Notes:

Nose: Intense nose of peat and smoked ham, with water, notes of dried fruit emerge
Palate: Very peaty, smoked bacon, but also chocolate, caramel and raisins
Finish: Very long with a smoky sweetness
Overall: A powerful dram where a bit of sherry successfully underlines the typical Ardbeg flavour profile

Score: 91/100 – Price Tag $$$$$ – Value for your Money $$$$$

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Rating: 9.5/10 (2 votes cast)

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Ardbeg 1993/2008 Cadenhead’s

by Oliver Klimek on November 9, 2009

Bourbon Wood – 46%

My Tasting Notes:

Nose: Strong and smoky, citrus fruit, sea shore
Palate: Lots of peat and lots of vanilla, some lime or grapefruit, a little nutmeg
Finish: Endless, smoky and slightly spicy
Overall: This is a fantastic dram. Strong peat perfectly balanced with strong vanilla. almost no sweetness in here and only a little fruit.

Score: 93/100 – Price Tag $$$$$ – Value for your Money $$$$$

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Rating: 9.0/10 (1 vote cast)

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Ardbeg Ten

by Oliver Klimek on July 18, 2009

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The standard bottling from Ardbeg – 46 %

My Tasting Notes

Nose: intensive, peat, Black Forest ham
Palate: peat, somewhat sweet, slightly medicinal
Finish: long and smoky
Overall: Peat punch and delicate sweetness well balanced. One of the best entry level bottlings around

Score: 84/100 – Price Tag $$$$$ – Value for your Money $$$$$

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Rating: 8.0/10 (1 vote cast)

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