7,000+ Whiskey Database
Price
$4146
Liquor
Ardbeg 27 Old Malt Cask 1973
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.
Liquor
Ardbeg 32 1967 Old Malt Cask Douglas Laing
Type
ABV
43.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Delicate sea salt, finest sweet woods full of aroma, some dark chocolate , Lavender oil, camphor, essential, a hint of papaya and pear, herbal tea,
Taste
Licorice, cumin, camphor, chamomile, lavender oil, olive herb, resin, mead, herbal honey, herbal balm, green tea, delicate hazelnut, kiwi, green apple, clementine, moss, leather
Finish
Salt, herbal honey, apricot jellies, green tea, cumin, liquorice, lance, aromatic
Liquor
Ardbeg 32 Old Malt Cask 1967
Type
ABV
43.1%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Delicate sea salt, finest sweet woods full of aroma, some dark chocolate , Lavender oil, camphor, essential, a hint of papaya and pear, herbal tea,
Taste
Licorice, cumin, camphor, chamomile, lavender oil, olive herb, resin, mead, herbal honey, herbal balm, green tea, delicate hazelnut, kiwi, green apple, clementine, moss, leather
Finish
Salt, herbal honey, apricot jellies, green tea, cumin, liquorice, lance, aromatic
Price
$52
Liquor
Ardbeg 5 Wee Beastie
Type
ABV
47.4%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Cracked blacked pepper mingle with sappy pine resin and a sharp tang of smoke.
Taste
Chocolate, creosote and tar.
Finish
Long salty
Nose
Earthy peat, sugary, briney salt
Taste
Sweet peat, salty, honey, light smoke
Finish
Long and smoky with that saltiness just staying on the tongue.
Price
$702
Nose
Peat, fruit,cocoa, wood, toffee, sweet cream
Taste
Peat, fruit, spice, dark sweets, wood, dark fruit
Finish
Long. Peat, fruit,spice, dark sweet, wood, ash
Price
$661
Liquor
Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist 1990
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Peat, fruit,cocoa, wood, toffee, sweet cream
Taste
Peat, fruit, spice, dark sweets, wood, dark fruit
Finish
Long. Peat, fruit,spice, dark sweet, wood, ash
Price
$600
Liquor
Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist 2006
Type
ABV
46%
Region
Distiller
Nose
An initial greeting of light but rough and enveloping pepperiness, smoke, and ashes
Taste
Medium tastes of ginger candy, burnt nori, ashes, lime peel, dehydrated lemon peels, smoked longganisa and candied guava
Finish
Long
Price
$806
Nose
Stunning aromas of charcoal, mulled wine and lemon icing sugar. Very creamy, with notes of vanilla and yoghurt, with a huge BBQ note.
Taste
Creamy and zesty, with a huge whack of grapefruit and lemon, as well as BBQ sauce, ginger and orange zest.
Finish
Sweet and creamy with peppery, crackling peat smouldering away for hours.
Price
$547
Nose
Woodsmoke, raisiny fudge and burning field stubble. Smoked almonds.
Taste
The smokiness is very dense. With time green apple, lime and Werther’s Original caramels come through.
Finish
Fading smoke and some pepper
Price
$70
Nose
Creamy toffee, aniseed, treacle, juicy fruits,peach and banana.
Taste
Sweet spices,nutmeg,cinnamon and grilled artichokes.
Finish
Lingering, seductive, gentle yet intense, with flavours of aniseed, hickory and distant subtle smoke.
Price
$583
Liquor
Ardbeg Ar1 Elements of Islay
Type
ABV
58.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Fresh and clean. Sweet and peppery, with soot and spices. Hints of milky caramel, smoked cereals and peat.
Taste
Honey, then white pepper, cinnamon, chilli powder, coal. Warm and mouthfilling when neat. Big peat presence, but not overpowering thanks to lovely sweet, syrupy malt notes. Water makes the palate more savoury, emphasising the spices.
Finish
Epic. Long and warming, with persistent spice, pepper and earthy peat settling in, but also some honey to maintain the balance.