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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248
Ardbeg
Scotland, Islay
Single Malt Whisky
10 Years
46%
0.7 l
Original bottling
Chill filtration - Without
Average tasting notes Tasting notes
Calculated from 688 Tasting Notes
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Nosing
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Fruit:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Fruit:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Spices:
Malt:
Oak:
Oak:
Malt:
Ham:
Ham:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Spices:
Herb:
Herb:
Salt:
Salt:
Herbs:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Leather:
Leather:
Herbs:
Honey:
Honey:
Iodine:
Iodine:
Sherry:
Nuts:
Pear:
Pear:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Sherry:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Heather:
Heather:
Apple:
Apple:
Lemon Peel:
Lime:
Oil:
Lemon Peel:
Grass:
Lime:
Oil:
Grass:
Pineapple:
Orange:
Pineapple:
Orange:
Hay:
Mint:
Hay:
Floral:
Floral:
Tropical Fruit:
Mint:
Tropical Fruit:
Dark Chocolate:
Dark Chocolate:
Cinnamon:
Berries:
Berries:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Almonds:
Almonds:
Grapefruit:
Nuts:
Cinnamon:
Grapefruit:
Dried Fruit:
Green Apple:
Cake:
Barley:
Ginger:
Coffee:
Grape:
Banana:
Chocolate:
Melon:
Cake:
Dried Fruit:
Chocolate:
Peach:
Coffee:
Ginger:
Grape:
Banana:
Melon:
Green Apple:
Barley:
Peach:
Cherry:
Chili:
Hazelnut:
Walnut:
Cherry:
Nutmeg:
Hazelnut:
Chili:
Nutmeg:
Fig:
Raisin:
Fig:
Walnut:
Raisin:
Anis:
Tasting
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Spices:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Malt:
Oak:
Oak:
Malt:
Fruit:
Salt:
Medicinal Smoke:
Salt:
Medicinal Smoke:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Fruit:
Ham:
Ham:
Herb:
Herb:
Alcohol:
Alcohol:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Nuts:
Herbs:
Sherry:
Herbs:
Chili:
Oil:
Oil:
Chili:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Sherry:
Honey:
Iodine:
Honey:
Iodine:
Coffee:
Coffee:
Heather:
Heather:
Tobacco:
Tobacco:
Lemon Peel:
Lemon Peel:
Leather:
Lime:
Leather:
Lime:
Floral:
Ginger:
Ginger:
Floral:
Nuts:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Cinnamon:
Apple:
Apple:
Orange:
Almonds:
Dried Fruit:
Cinnamon:
Orange:
Date:
Dark Chocolate:
Banana:
Dark Chocolate:
Date:
Grapefruit:
Banana:
Grass:
Grapefruit:
Grass:
Berries:
Cake:
Clove:
Barley:
Berries:
Clove:
Cake:
Barley:
Grape:
Pear:
Pineapple:
Plum:
Mint:
Wheat:
Plum:
Grape:
Mint:
Melon:
Hay:
Anis:
Pear:
Melon:
Hay:
Pineapple:
Wheat:
Cherry:
Cherry:
Fig:
Blackberry:
Walnut:
Green Apple:
Walnut:
Raisin:
Raisin:
Blackberry:
Fig:
Green Apple:
Finish
Peat Smoke:
Peat Smoke:
Sweet:
Sweet:
Spices:
Malt:
Spices:
Malt:
Oak:
Oak:
Maritime Notes:
Maritime Notes:
Seaweed:
Seaweed:
Bonfire Smoke:
Bonfire Smoke:
Herb:
Herb:
Medicinal Smoke:
Medicinal Smoke:
Pepper:
Pepper:
Zitrus:
Zitrus:
Salt:
Salt:
Fruit:
Herbs:
Vanilla:
Vanilla:
Herbs:
Fruit:
Nuts:
Alcohol:
Ham:
Alcohol:
Ham:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Dark Chocolate:
Leather:
Lemon:
Lemon:
Oil:
Sherry:
Chili:
Heather:
Heather:
Chili:
Oil:
Chocolate:
Chocolate:
Tobacco:
Sherry:
Tobacco:
Caramel:
Caramel:
Honey:
Honey:
Iodine:
Coffee:
Iodine:
Coffee:
Lemon Peel:
Lemon Peel:
Clove:
Barley:
Floral:
Clove:
Barley:
Nuts:
Floral:
Lime:
Pear:
Pear:
Orange:
Lime:
Orange:
Cinnamon:
Hay:
Mint:
Cinnamon:
Nutmeg:
Mint:
Almonds:
Nutmeg:
Hay:
Almonds:
Raisin:
Pineapple:
Banana:
Berries:
Cake:
Dried Fruit:
Walnut:
Walnut:
Banana:
Raisin:
Plum:
Coconut:
Dried Fruit:
Pineapple:
Cake:
Coconut:
Berries:
Plum:

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19. Apr 2016
01. Feb 2011
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
08. May 2015
dcatinella
11. Mar 2016
Nosing: Salt Iodine

Taste: Bonfire Smoke Tobacco Medicinal Smoke

Finish: Tobacco

Comment:
should be outlawed
TheGreatMothra
26. Jan 2017
Nosing: Peat Smoke Honey Vanilla Fruit
Lots of smoke, Sweet vanilla honey, some light citrus fruit

Taste: Peat Smoke Fruit Sweet
Sweet, smoky arrival. Has a light mouthfeel but with an intense flavour. Develops into a citrus sourness and a slight bitterness

Finish: Peat Smoke Sweet Oak
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.
05. Feb 2014
04. May 2012
ChristianG
26. Feb 2021
02. Jan 2016