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
Quality comparison of bottles
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All tasting notes
RATING: 4.2/5.0 ≙ 89 pts
![EthanOl](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
![dcatinella](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
Taste:
![Salt Salt](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/b/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Salt_f4cd8c1c91.png)
![Iodine Iodine](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/d/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Iodine_4e6aeb3380.png)
![Alcohol Alcohol](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/9/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Alcohol_df87bf870c.png)
![Medicinal Smoke Medicinal Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Medicinal_3dcbc1ae9a.png)
![Coffee Coffee](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/6/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Coffee_23bf48fbbd.png)
Finish:
Comment: rough if you are not a fan
![TheGreatMothra](/typo3temp/assets/_processed_/8/c/xcsm_placeholder_c76e323bc7.gif.pagespeed.ic.A3vOioVk5_.png)
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Bonfire Smoke Bonfire Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Bonfire_598f8dd95b.png)
![Fruit Fruit](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/0/csm_Fruit_b73e148852.png)
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:
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Dried Fruit Dried Fruit](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/2/csm_Sweet_-_DriedFruit_45f3a3feb0.png)
![Zitrus Zitrus](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/d/csm_Fruit_-_Citrusfruits_cfbfe701d1.png)
![Maritime Notes Maritime Notes](/fileadmin/_processed_/a/5/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Maritime_0de8ff6a1b.png)
![Bonfire Smoke Bonfire Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Bonfire_598f8dd95b.png)
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:
![Peat Smoke Peat Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/e/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Smoke_aad918cdb4.png)
![Bonfire Smoke Bonfire Smoke](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/a/csm_SaltSmoke_-_Bonfire_598f8dd95b.png)
![Pepper Pepper](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_DarkFlavors_-_Pepper_e4f81c79f6.png)
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