Ardbeg Uigeadail
This was the first bottling of the newly opened Ardbeg distillery under the new banner. It was bottled from 90% ex-bourbon casks and 10% ex-sherry casks. The Ardbeg Uigeadail is fruitier and smoother than the normal Ardbeg TEN.
This was the first bottling of the newly opened Ardbeg distillery under the new banner. It was bottled from 90% ex-bourbon casks and 10% ex-sherry casks. The Ardbeg Uigeadail is fruitier and smoother than the normal Ardbeg TEN.
| Details about this bottle | Edit |
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| 464 | |
| Ardbeg | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 2013 | |
| 54.2% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| Bourbon, Sherry | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Herb:
Herb:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Fruit:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Ham:
Ham:
Spices:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Oak:
Oak:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Malt:
Malt:
Leather:
Leather:
Salt:
Salt:
Zitrus:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Honey:
Honey:
Herbs:
Medicinal Smoke:
Alcohol:
Medicinal Smoke:
Alcohol:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Nuts:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Heather:
Heather:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Orange:
Blackberry:
Orange:
Blackberry:
Cake:
Cake:
Berries:
Clove:
Plum:
Grass:
Grass:
Plum:
Clove:
Berries:
Floral:
Floral:
Grape:
Grape:
Pear:
Tropical Fruit:
Lime:
Pepper:
Fig:
Mint:
Pear:
Lime:
Pepper:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Mint:
Tropical Fruit:
Fig:
Peach:
Peach:
Grapefruit:
Oil:
Grapefruit:
Date:
Date:
Banana:
Walnut:
Banana:
Anis:
Oil:
Walnut:
Nutmeg:
Lemon Peel:
Pineapple:
Pineapple:
Ginger:
Coconut:
Chili:
Chili:
Cinnamon:
Ginger:
Nutmeg:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Coconut:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Apple:
Lemon Peel:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Spices:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Oak:
Oak:
Malt:
Malt:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Fruit:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Fruit:
Ham:
Ham:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Nuts:
Salt:
Salt:
Honey:
Honey:
Dark Chocolate:
Dried Fruit:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Dried Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Tobacco:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Oil:
Oil:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Nuts:
Chili:
Heather:
Heather:
Chili:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Leather:
Iodine:
Leather:
Iodine:
Blackberry:
Blackberry:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Cake:
Orange:
Orange:
Fig:
Cake:
Fig:
Date:
Date:
Lemon Peel:
Berries:
Lemon Peel:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Nutmeg:
Ginger:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Clove:
Black Currant:
Nutmeg:
Ginger:
Black Currant:
Tropical Fruit:
Floral:
Anis:
Walnut:
Barley:
Plum:
Banana:
Hay:
Apple:
Barley:
Walnut:
Hazelnut:
Tropical Fruit:
Floral:
Hazelnut:
Banana:
Cherry:
Apple:
Plum:
Cherry:
Hay:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Sherry:
Sherry:
Oak:
Oak:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Malt:
Malt:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Nuts:
Dark Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Leather:
Leather:
Fruit:
Medicinal Smoke:
Salt:
Salt:
Medicinal Smoke:
Ham:
Ham:
Herbs:
Herbs:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Chili:
Alcohol:
Oil:
Oil:
Heather:
Heather:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Iodine:
Dried Fruit:
Dried Fruit:
Zitrus:
Caramel:
Iodine:
Nuts:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Honey:
Honey:
Blackberry:
Blackberry:
Hazelnut:
Nutmeg:
Pear:
Fig:
Cake:
Fig:
Hazelnut:
Pear:
Nutmeg:
Cake:
Clove:
Cinnamon:
Barley:
Ginger:
Lime:
Anis:
Plum:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Plum:
Cinnamon:
Floral:
Green Apple:
Floral:
Ginger:
Lime:
Cherry:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Clove:
Cherry:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.6
Rate
982
559
Quality comparison of bottles
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Tasting notes of TheGreatMothra:
18. Jul 2020
Nosing: 
Peat smoke, but ashy, not phenolic. There is an underlying fruit note, but it is well buried. It actually reminds me of a full hoover bag - dusty.
Taste: 
Vegetal peat initially. Has a sort of cabbagey note to it. More of that dustiness, some dried fruit buried in there. Still very ashy. Some citrus acidity. Good flavour intensity througout. Quite a lot of minerality.
Finish: 
Residual peat, tarriness. Black pepper heat. Charred wood and ash. Dying campfire. Long duration
Comment:
Given what I knew about this release before tasting it I was surprised how little sherry influence there is in it. I was expecting something more along the lines of the Smokehead Sherry bomb (which I suspect is an Ardbeg also). That said there's a lot to like here. The peat smoke is way over to the wood smoke end of the spectrum. Not a lot of phenolic smoke here. There's an overriding ashiness which reminds me of cold campfires going on throughout. It does enough to not be one dimensional though. The sweetness overall shows through on the finish, and there's a little dried fruit one the palate, maybe a little citrus which helps just lift the whole thing. Pretty solid.
86/100
Peat smoke, but ashy, not phenolic. There is an underlying fruit note, but it is well buried. It actually reminds me of a full hoover bag - dusty.
Taste:
Vegetal peat initially. Has a sort of cabbagey note to it. More of that dustiness, some dried fruit buried in there. Still very ashy. Some citrus acidity. Good flavour intensity througout. Quite a lot of minerality.
Finish:
Residual peat, tarriness. Black pepper heat. Charred wood and ash. Dying campfire. Long duration
Comment:
Given what I knew about this release before tasting it I was surprised how little sherry influence there is in it. I was expecting something more along the lines of the Smokehead Sherry bomb (which I suspect is an Ardbeg also). That said there's a lot to like here. The peat smoke is way over to the wood smoke end of the spectrum. Not a lot of phenolic smoke here. There's an overriding ashiness which reminds me of cold campfires going on throughout. It does enough to not be one dimensional though. The sweetness overall shows through on the finish, and there's a little dried fruit one the palate, maybe a little citrus which helps just lift the whole thing. Pretty solid.
86/100
All tasting notes
14. May 2015
21. Apr 2014
10. May 2015
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish:
Comment:
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
29. Jun 2016
Nosing: 
Taste: 
Finish:
Comment: My first taste of this was after only a short time tasting whisky, it was too much for my uncultured palate, now it opens up, so much more than just peat smoke, sweetness and complexity, a lovely, lovely dram!
Taste:
Finish:
Comment: My first taste of this was after only a short time tasting whisky, it was too much for my uncultured palate, now it opens up, so much more than just peat smoke, sweetness and complexity, a lovely, lovely dram!
27. Sep 2021
Nosing: Neat: is barely noticeable, little bit aggressive, needs some water
With water: More , influence becoming visible, 
Taste: Neat: Simple but I really like it! Just extinguished pine tree fire, , intense
With water: some
, , some 
notes,
Finish: Just extinguished pine tree fire, , dry, sour, green tea
short
Comment:
is barely noticeable, little bit aggressive, needs some waterWith water: More
, influence becoming visible, Taste: Neat: Simple but I really like it! Just extinguished pine tree fire, , intense
With water: some
, , some notes, Finish: Just extinguished pine tree fire,
, dry, sour, green teashort
Comment:
17. Oct 2019
09. Sep 2015
29. Dec 2015
28. May 2015
03. Jun 2016
