Ardbeg 16 年 Duthies

Ardbeg Uigeadail: My first Ardbeg

Not the first I've tried, mind you, but the first I've owned. Not sure why it took me so long.On the nose, there is warm, thick, sweet, perfumed, enveloping smokiness. A different quality of smoke that…

Score 94/100

Ardbeg BlaaacK Committee Release: Black Sheep²

The Ardbeg Committee – a worldwide free-to-join club of Ardbeg aficionados – gets its own yearly Committee Release. For 2020 it was this BlaaacK, a NAS release but at cask strength (for other mortals, …

Score 88/100

Ardbeg BlaaacK Limited Edition: Black Sheep

For Ardbeg Day 2020 the Islay distillery launched a sheep theme. Ardbeg claims to be very different from all other distilleries on the island and therefor calls itself the black sheep. Well, well, the …

Score 88/100