Ardbeg 1972 28 Year Old Douglas Laing Old Malt Cask

Ardbeg That Boutique-y Whisky Company Batch 4

on a slightly drunken whim, I bought a bottle of masters of malt cartoon bottling of arbdeg, batch 4. I love ardbeg, but pro rata £90 for a bottle is normally more than I would pay for an untasted independent bottling. When I first tasted it, I thought it tastes like a cask strength ardbeg, but with a wierd note to it. The strange but familiar...

Score 70/100

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Immediately peaty with a touch of smoke blooms into puckering and weaze. Reminder of Glenfiddich without the honey, drier, and peatier. Spiney on the tongue and a taste that rolls away before the feeling does.

Score 70/100

Ardbeg Corryvreckan

In the nose is vanilla, fruit and honey. And some subtle smoke.The taste is big and smooth, very nice, like the nose and at the same time reveals its true Ardbeg colours as vanilla, smoke and tar. The finish is rather long, as most Ardbegs do. So for me, this whisky is the best in 2008(and for a lot of others too, if I do remember well!

Score 95/100

Ardbeg Supernova

I tried this on a recommendation at my favorite haunt, where it's not normally even on the menu. The nose is surprising light, but peaty. The body is extremely peaty, but not particularly strong. There is a complex play of wood, peat, smoke, and perhaps nutty flavors that is very enjoyable and very easy to sip. The palate, again, is gentle and...

Score 80/100