Ardbeg 10 Years TEN
Ardbeg TEN stands for a very intense, peated Whisky that you can enjoy regularly. Its taste is full and intense like the Isle of Islay itself. While tasting you always have this smoky note lingering over everything. A very nice non chill filtered whisky indeed.
Ardbeg TEN stands for a very intense, peated Whisky that you can enjoy regularly. Its taste is full and intense like the Isle of Islay itself. While tasting you always have this smoky note lingering over everything. A very nice non chill filtered whisky indeed.
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| Ardbeg | |
| Scotland, Islay | |
| Single Malt Whisky | |
| 10 Years | |
| 2019 | |
| 46% | |
| 0.7 l | |
| Original bottling | |
| The Ultimate | |
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| Average tasting notes Tasting notes |
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Zitrus:
Fruit:
Medicinal Smoke:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Malt:
Oak:
Ham:
Salt:
Lemon:
Herb:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Leather:
Iodine:
Honey:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Pepper:
Pear:
Heather:
Caramel:
Apple:
Grass:
Lemon Peel:
Oil:
Lime:
Pineapple:
Orange:
Mint:
Floral:
Tropical Fruit:
Hay:
Dark Chocolate:
Berries:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Grapefruit:
Tobacco:
Melon:
Banana:
Grape:
Ginger:
Coffee:
Chocolate:
Barley:
Dried Fruit:
Green Apple:
Peach:
Cake:
Anis:
Hazelnut:
Chili:
Raisin:
Clove:
Nutmeg:
Walnut:
Cherry:
Fig:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Spices:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Oak:
Fruit:
Salt:
Medicinal Smoke:
Pepper:
Ham:
Vanilla:
Alcohol:
Herb:
Lemon:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Sherry:
Oil:
Caramel:
Chili:
Honey:
Chocolate:
Iodine:
Heather:
Coffee:
Tobacco:
Lemon Peel:
Leather:
Lime:
Ginger:
Floral:
Apple:
Cinnamon:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Orange:
Grass:
Clove:
Banana:
Grapefruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Date:
Berries:
Pineapple:
Barley:
Cake:
Anis:
Mint:
Hay:
Melon:
Grape:
Pear:
Wheat:
Plum:
Cherry:
Walnut:
Fig:
Blackberry:
Green Apple:
Raisin:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Spices:
Malt:
Maritime Notes:
Oak:
Seaweed:
Herb:
Bonfire Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Fruit:
Zitrus:
Salt:
Pepper:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Ham:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Leather:
Dark Chocolate:
Lemon:
Sherry:
Oil:
Chili:
Heather:
Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Caramel:
Honey:
Coffee:
Iodine:
Lemon Peel:
Clove:
Floral:
Barley:
Lime:
Orange:
Pear:
Pineapple:
Cinnamon:
Mint:
Almonds:
Nutmeg:
Hay:
Plum:
Tropical Fruit:
Raisin:
Banana:
Walnut:
Dried Fruit:
Coconut:
Berries:
Cake:
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Quality rating of this bottle
4.2
Rate
1,163
716
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
01. Feb 2011
19. Apr 2016
10. Oct 2016
Ardbeg seems to be 'the new Macallan' - being highly collectible, heavily marketed and increasingly expensive due to its popularity. Nevertheless, it's a cracking good peat smoke bomb from Islay with consistently high quality. On the nose, Ardbeg 10 is uniquely intense with phenolic peat smoke, salty seaweed and an underlying sweetness. The arrival is big, bolt and in your face! Intense peatiness hides sweet and spicy notes in the background, leading to a long, substantial and slightly dry finish. A stand-out malt, with a little bit too much fancy marketing.
RATING: 4.0/5.0 ≙ 88 pts
RATING: 4.0/5.0 ≙ 88 pts
08. May 2015
11. Mar 2016
Nosing: 
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
should be outlawed
Taste:
Finish:
Comment:
should be outlawed
26. Feb 2021
05. Feb 2014
26. Jan 2017
Nosing: 
Lots of smoke, Sweet vanilla honey, some light citrus fruit
Taste: 
Sweet, smoky arrival. Has a light mouthfeel but with an intense flavour. Develops into a citrus sourness and a slight bitterness
Finish: 
Medium length with lingering smokiness. Returns to sweetness after the hit of sourness. A bit of oakiness in there too, seems to diminish a bit after the bottle is open a while.
Comment:
I think I'd definitely say that I like this malt, but not love it. The nose is a bit subdued and not particularly interesting. In the mouth it is well rounded but I prefer the oily character of a lot of the other Islay malts. The finish is fine, but again, I don't really love it. I would definitely say that its well put together though, It just doesn't push my buttons.
Lots of smoke, Sweet vanilla honey, some light citrus fruit
Taste:
Sweet, smoky arrival. Has a light mouthfeel but with an intense flavour. Develops into a citrus sourness and a slight bitterness
Finish:
Medium length with lingering smokiness. Returns to sweetness after the hit of sourness. A bit of oakiness in there too, seems to diminish a bit after the bottle is open a while.
Comment:
I think I'd definitely say that I like this malt, but not love it. The nose is a bit subdued and not particularly interesting. In the mouth it is well rounded but I prefer the oily character of a lot of the other Islay malts. The finish is fine, but again, I don't really love it. I would definitely say that its well put together though, It just doesn't push my buttons.
04. May 2012
02. Jan 2016
