7,000+ Whiskey Database
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.
Price
$453
Liquor
Ardbeg Ar2 Elements of Islay
Type
ABV
60.5%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Enticing and crystal clear, showing hot spices and menthol alongside coal-smoke phenols. Some faint bramble fruit slowly develops. Water brings forward cereal and toasty notes.
Taste
Powerful. Hot and peppery again, with distinctive chilli heat at the front of the tongue. Some honey as well. Youthful leafiness, and very exuberant.
Finish
Lengthy. Massive. Warming and still very peppery. Water seems not to diminish its power.
Price
$989
Nose
Roasted barley and bonfire smoke, with a hint of clove to it later on
Taste
Soot, salty liquorice, a hint of toasted brown sugar adds welcome sweetness.
Finish
A long, richly smoky finish.
Price
$502
Nose
Deep, enticing waves of pecan nuts, salty toffee and caramels, with a distinct whiff of herbs, lavender and violets.
Taste
A full oily/tingly mouthfeel leads into a powerful, savoury burst of flavours – salted cashews and peanuts, clove, aniseed toffee, green olives and a curious hint of anchovy
Finish
Long, with apple skin, lemon peel, salted caramel, dry oak and a touch of black pepper.
Price
$280
Liquor
Ardbeg Auriverdes
Type
ABV
49.9%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Vanilla and tangerine. Soft creamy tablet with just a background smoke and light (very light) BBQ kipper skins
Taste
A touch of that Ardbeg chocolate peat smoke but milder. Creamy but turning spicy with rock salt and ground pepper. Drying charcoal and lots of prickle.
Finish
Sour and salty. A touch of sour cream lingers on the palate. Quite dry, with a little menthol.
Price
$499
Liquor
Ardbeg Blaaack Committee Release
Type
ABV
50.7%
Region
Distiller
Nose
Rich bbq, sweet lemon cream, mineral smoke and burning wood. Faintly medicinal, rich with fruitiness.
Taste
Medium mouth feel. Bit of heat, but nothing wild. Sweet plum, lemon, mango. This pairs nicely with medicinal ash smoke and minerality.
Finish
Long, rich and dry. Tannic, crisp and drying on the back palate. Ashy smoke, faint pork ribs and sulfur remain.