7,000+ Whiskey Database
Price
$416
Liquor
Ardbeg 15 Cadenhead’s 1993
Type
ABV
51.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Lemon, rhubarb, mirabelle.Cold ash, medicinal peat, rather oily.Olive oil. White chocolate
Taste
Citrus fruits, encaustic, white grapes, mirabelle.The smoke is very present. Black pepper.
Finish
Finale on peat, cold ashes, dried apricots, mint.
Price
$130
Nose
Plum jam, peat, smoke, maritime notes, salt, oranges, meadow herbs, some fresh fish
Taste
Smoky chocolate, plums, wood notes, ham smoked, pine needles, menthol
Finish
Dry, medium-long, menthol, peat, smoke in the throatTobacco, a lot of dry cold smoke.
Price
$655
Nose
The gentlest of peats, yet deep and confident with an enticing sweetness – a heady mixture of malt and vanillins.
Taste
The smokiness quickly hits the palate and then tapers off. That said, the middle shows an excellent chewy malt alongside a touch of cocoa.
Finish
The peat returns and guarantees and enormously long finale.
Liquor
Ardbeg 18 1993 Master of Malt Single Cask
Type
ABV
56.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Waxy lemon peel, chilli powder, kippers and soap lead to sandy beaches, violets and firm but not aggressive peat, almost like the depths of a smoke-house
Taste
Ashy and salty with a big kick of Ardbegian peat but then comes a minerality and a mouth-coating oiliness with deeper notes of oat cakes and dried currants.
Finish
Sooty charcoal, stewing citrus fruits, seashells and dark chocolate form a sustained finish with fresh mint imperial notes at the front of the mouth.
Price
$175
Liquor
Ardbeg 18 Murray McDavid 1993
Type
ABV
56.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Smoked buttery popcorn. Sweet roasted oak and candle wax.
Taste
Peat smoked butter and toast. Honey-roasted peanut jam. Sweet corn with a hint of lemon
Finish
Long, spiced smoothness.
Price
$605
Nose
Waxy lemon peel, chilli powder, kippers and soap lead to sandy beaches, violets and firm but not aggressive peat, almost like the depths of a smoke-house
Taste
Ashy and salty with a big kick of Ardbegian peat but then comes a minerality and a mouth-coating oiliness with deeper notes of oat cakes and dried currants.
Finish
Sooty charcoal, stewing citrus fruits, seashells and dark chocolate form a sustained finish with fresh mint imperial notes at the front of the mouth.
Price
$280
Liquor
Ardbeg 19 1999 Traigh Bhan – Batch 1
Type
ABV
46.2%
Region
Distiller
Nose
The nose is smooth and sweet, the peaty power
Taste
An intensely salty mouthfeel plunges your palate into smoky depths, before drifting into sweet and sour notes of smoked chilli chocolate and paprika
Finish
Long and lingering finish
Price
$545
Liquor
Ardbeg 19 2000 Traigh Bhan – Batch 2
Type
ABV
46.2%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Medicinal note, Resin, a tropical note from pineapple, sweet vanilla, Fennel in the background. Lemons. A hint of nettles and eucalyptus too.
Taste
Vanilla custard and sweet nectarines in the background. A hint of mint and it’s a bit oaky too. Hazelnut. Liquorice and anise
Finish
Long and somewhat dry because of oak. Creme Brulee and mint again.
Price
$9300
Liquor
Ardbeg 1967 Signatory Cask 1141
Type
ABV
50.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Dense Sherry peat nose, charred cherry wood, tree sap mixes with eucalyptus oil
Taste
Bit dry, medicinal note, dried chinese herbs, bright peat and smoked teas emerged
Finish
Long finish with fresh mint and coating bitter sherry
Price
$8595
Nose
Cured ham and heavy bonfire. Brimstone. Lemon juice and green apples
Taste
Rich and peaty. It’s maritime and tarry with oysters and fresh kelp. Anchovies and dried-crab-shells. But also lemon pie and kiwi-fruit.
Finish
Long. Pine resin and liquorice. A litte black pepper. Salty at the end. Perfectly balanced.
Price
$576
Liquor
Ardbeg 1972 Silver Seal (First Bottling)
Type
ABV
43%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Intense incense sticks, dry leather, heather grass, bitter orange peel, fennel, caraway, star anise, resin, Earl Gray tea
Taste
Dry leather, incense sticks, great dark forest honey, fine salt, orange ginger jam, heather grass
Finish
Cardamom, allspice, Earl Grey, seaweed chips, fine salt, medium to long
Price
$3438
Liquor
Ardbeg 1973 Old Malt Cask 27y
Type
ABV
50%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Very peaty and briny, smoky ash, somewhat vegetal, with a bit of fruity
Taste
Good power, nice peat, again somewhat vegetal, some smoke.
Finish
Medium-to-long finish, with a fine, lingering peatiness. A bit sweet at the end.