7,000+ Whiskey Database
Nose
Aroma is very pleasant.
Taste
The initial rush of peat and wood smoke is followed by a gentle sweetness with hints of spice.
Finish
Rich and smooth.
Price
$1000
Liquor
Ardbeg 22 1993 Cadenhead Single Cask
Type
ABV
55.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Roasted peaches, Oreos, pulled pork, mint, pine.
Taste
Treacle, espresso, peach pie, flowers/goat cheese, oily.
Finish
Chocolate, coffee, oak, basil, fresh bread, radish, old furniture store, Bounty bar.
Price
$1125
Nose
Smells slightly mintty mixed with pine needles, lime juice and dry oats, quite a big cereal note
Taste
Peat, pepper & ash is a little lime and some bitter grapefruit but it is in the background.
Finish
This remeains peaty, peppery and distant fruits on the finish.
Price
$500
Liquor
Ardbeg 22yo Twenty-Something
Type
ABV
46.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Aroma is very pleasant.
Taste
The initial rush of peat and wood smoke is followed by a gentle sweetness with hints of spice.
Finish
Rich and smooth.
Price
$600
Nose
Initial bursts of vanilla cream, sweet wood smoke and antique furniture mingle with sweet bubble gum, roasted pinecones and chocolate
Taste
Rich chocolate flavours combine with a silky mouthfee, Vanilla pods and intense dried fruits glide into pine needles and pine smoke
Finish
Herbal notes and incense create a long, lingering finish, rounded off with a hint of spice.
Price
$969
Liquor
Ardbeg 23 1991 Director’s Cut Douglas Laing
Type
ABV
53.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peach pie, yeasty bread, cruller, ash, coconut, leather
Taste
Butter, watermelon, mint, peach pie, peat, fresh basil
Finish
Caramel, sugar glazed donut, nectarine, lemongrass, coconut cream pie, mango
Price
$695
Liquor
Ardbeg 23 1991 Master of Malt Single Cask
Type
ABV
50.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Pear, smoke, floral, melon, dandelion, red beans, woodworking in summer, peanut brittle, dusting
Taste
Peat, black bean, caramel, basil, mint, pear
Finish
Lemon, mushroom, butter, dry, woody, umami, fried honey, curry
Price
$845
Liquor
Ardbeg 23 1991 Single Cask
Type
ABV
50.6%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Pear, smoke, floral, melon, dandelion, red beans, woodworking in summer, peanut brittle, dusting
Taste
Peat, black bean, caramel, basil, mint, pear
Finish
Lemon, mushroom, butter, dry, woody, umami, fried honey, curry
Price
$643
Liquor
Ardbeg 23 Darkness! Oloroso Cask Finish
Type
ABV
49.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Strawberry jam, brine, peach liqueur, manure, baklava
Taste
Spicy cherry jam, mushroom, currant, basil, butter corn
Finish
Farm, chestnut, strawberry, lemon-lime soda, smoke, crab-apple
Liquor
Ardbeg 23yo Twenty Something
Type
ABV
46.3%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Initial bursts of vanilla cream, sweet wood smoke and antique furniture mingle with sweet bubble gum, roasted pinecones and chocolate
Taste
Rich chocolate flavours combine with a silky mouthfee, Vanilla pods and intense dried fruits glide into pine needles and pine smoke
Finish
Herbal notes and incense create a long, lingering finish, rounded off with a hint of spice.
Price
$1238
Liquor
Ardbeg 27 1973 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
Type
ABV
50%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Very peaty and briny, smoky ash, somewhat vegetal, with a bit of fruity pungency
Taste
Nice peat, again somewhat vegetal, some smoke, always with a thin layer of nondescript, unripened fruits.
Finish
Medium-to-long finish, with a fine, lingering peatiness. A bit sweet at the end.
Price
$4303
Liquor
Ardbeg 27 Old Malt Cask 1972
Type
ABV
50%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Brine, moss, the oak planks of a dock soaked in the ocean. Sea breeze smelled froma sandy beach on a torrential day.
Taste
brine, smoked salmon, capers. Very dark hot chocolate. Wood shavings.
Finish
Olive pickle juice. Lingering smoke