Tasting 24 samples totally blind in December 2020, you can find more here. All notes except the very last few sentences are written before reveal. Disclaimer: These are all very small drams, around 1.5 cl each, so doing a proper tasting is challenging. I'll do my best!
0.7 (Amber)
Nose
Peat! Meaty, smoked ham, grass, salt. Quite powerful.
Palate
Metallic, and then well-rounded and subtle.
Finish
A bit thinner than the nose suggests. Some vanilla. Medium length.
Gorgeous nose, alright (albeit a little too metallic) palate and an OK finish.
Guess: Let's guess the peat! Probably not Laphroaig or Ardbeg, not powerful enough. Same thing with Kilchoman. Maybe Lagavulin 16, Caol Ila 12 or any non-Islay bourbon-barrel-matured entry-level moderately-peated whisky?
Reveal: Ah, Ardbeg 10! I was clearly wrong there, but I expected a bit more oomph from Ardbeg to be honest. I've had it before but it was evidently not memorable enough. I'm also hopelessly bad at identifying peat, so there's that.
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Score
72 / 100
0-50 Subpar
51-60 Drinkable
61-70 Decent
71-80 Good
81-90 Great
91-100 Fantastic
| Country | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Region | Islay |
| Brand | Ardbeg |
| Distillery | Ardbeg Distillery |
| Abv (%) | 46 |
| Age | 10 |
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