7,000+ Whiskey Database
Price
$350
Liquor
Ardbeg 1992 Sovereign (for k&l)
ABV
49.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Vanilla, malty sweetness, orchard fruit, peat, saline and spice, notes of honey, baked goods and an earthy woody undertone
Taste
Citrus taffy, peat, spice, fruit and salt come through nice and warmly. Notes of light and dark sweets like vanilla, caramel, honey, toffee
Finish
Long and fruity and peaty and sweet and spicy and woody.
Price
$433
Liquor
Ardbeg 1993 Cadenhead’s
ABV
53.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Salt, licorice, tar, floral and mineral, citrus, seaweed, sea. phenolic peat, herbs, stick vegetables
Taste
Oily, immediately mouth filling, smoke plays with the citrus and floral notes, sea salt and white pepper, mineral.
Finish
Tar, ash, celery, pepper, medium length
Price
$368
Liquor
Ardbeg 1994 Murray McDavid
Type
ABV
56.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
A beautifully sweet, spicy nose with hints of turmeric, pine needles, a little cut hay, vanilla and malt, with sweet smoke and warming cinnamon.
Taste
Lime juice, toasted malt, marzipan, slabs of warm peat, sweet, oily smoke and honey.
Finish
Ginger, nutmeg, soft smoke and chilli heat.
Price
$2090
Nose
Heavy phenolic, fresh and sweet peat smoke, band-aid, some tropical fruits (pineapple, banana)
Taste
Peat smoke, maritime (oysters), mineral and some citrus fruits, peach and vanilla.
Finish
Quite narrow and austere: heavy and ashy peat, some citrus fruits emerge.
Price
$450
Liquor
Ardbeg 1996 Connoisseurs Choice
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Sweet phenols with an oily note-germolene. Hints of ozone and smoked kippers.
Taste
Smoky, ashy with a rounding sweetness. Some birch-wood and mossy flavours. A strong carbolic note develops.
Finish
Long, sweetness remains with some briny, ozone notes developing.
Price
$110
Nose
Charcoal, light smoke, leather, Germolene and well-fired rolls – behind that, lemon zest, peeled twigs, nettles and subtle floral perfumes
Taste
Ash, coal, burnt sticks, maple-cured bacon, sweet smoke, citric freshness
Finish
Delicious sweetness and warm spices
Nose
Peat, tropical and orchard fruit, toffee, honey and spice, complexity from some light notes of saline and cherry pie.
Taste
Peat, muddled fruit, vanilla frosting and a spicy herbalness glide, some light notes of wood and a tart creamy citrus.
Finish
Medium fade of peat, smoked fruit and smoked meat that ends in a sweet and lightly woody.
Price
$110
Liquor
Ardbeg 1998 Chieftain’s for Binny’s
Type
ABV
56.8%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Mellow buttery and rich nose, warm cinnamon toast, Flowers and white peppers
Taste
Spicy with peppers and cinnamon, tarry notes, flowers, kumquat, and some herbal notes
Finish
Lingers with some smoke, ash and fudge.
Price
$393
Nose
Bold notes of savoury fennel, celeriac and roasted tea leaves, charcoal and lightly burnt toast
Taste
Salted peanut brittle, smoked pineapple and lime juice, rich fudge, birch tar and peat smoke crash down wildly
Finish
Long. Savoury and smoky notes collide in a sharp, intense
Liquor
Ardbeg 20 1974 Spirit of Scotland
Type
ABV
40%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Notes of spice and pepper. Hints of lime zest, manuka honey and mixed herbs. A little cocoa butter.
Taste
Rich peat smoke and iodine. Sticking plasters, fiery wood smoke, linseed oil and dried herbs.
Finish
Long finish with mixed peels, lime zest and herbs.
Price
$45
Nose
Sherbet lemons, crashing waves, rock pools and gravelly smoke, singed caramel and a touch of creosote. A briny core is balanced by spiced toffee and candied lemon peel.
Taste
Rich and thickly textured, smoky toffee, leafy bonfires and a touch of mint chocolate, lime notes, with cinnamon heat and more chocolate
Finish
Aromatic resin, stained wood and creosote. Sweet lime and gravelly smoke roll in and slowly fade to reveal lime fruit gums.
Price
$85
Nose
Runny honey, golden syrup, lindt chocolate and toffee inched forward but a meaty note, cured smoked gammon and heather soap soon
Taste
Scorched heather, green tea, ginger nuts, witch hazel, fresh mint and eucalyptus
Finish
Long finish