Tomek scored this whisky 86 points 
aroma: less smoke and more citrus than its predecessor, sweetness, apples| taste: big spicier, hit of peat smoke, vanilla, unripe apples. Also 5
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
- Whiskybase ID
- WB10550
- Category
- Single Malt
- Distillery
- Bottler
- Distillery Bottling
- Casktype
- Ex-bourbon cask, French oak cask
- Strength
- 57.1 % Vol.
- Size
- 700 ml
- Barcode
- 5010494296280
- Added on
- 23 sep 2009 2:04 pm
Average value
€ 85.30
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Whisky reviews for Ardbeg Corryvreckan
231 users have left 263 reviews for this whisky. Average rating is 88.27 points.
Tomek scored this whisky 86 points
JonasWoo scored this whisky 91 points
JoachimV scored this whisky 87 points
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Heavy peat smoke, smoked ham, medicinal, cigar biscuits, vanilla and a hint of some farm air.
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Assig, smoked meat, dates, bacon, butter, lemon and vanilla. Fiercely.
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Ashy and drying.
The nose starts very nicely, I can keep smelling it.
The taste and finish are good, but more disappointing than the nose because the alcohol is a bit too emphatic. It feels a bit restless and young in the mouth. Nevertheless, certainly a good whisky that tasted good to me.
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t86 scored this whisky 84 points
This is higher key than the Ten year which I think of as good ol’ cave juice-
Classic Islay and Ardbeg but more spice driven
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When it's a fresh bottle it's aggressive on spice and peat. After it mellows and oxidizes the whisky shines. More layers reveal.
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Smokey honey.
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Leonis scored this whisky 88 points
SYMUE1 scored this whisky 96 points
.Oguzhan000 scored this whisky 90 points
After a few drop of water, complexity of the whisky increased very well. It's a good example of the punchy/fiery peat whisky with tons of sweet notes.
Also it's a real bargain with current price.-
Salty BBQ smoke and peat, vanilla, citrus, black pepper and slightly sherry notes. In the middle, wet tobacco, oak and dark chocolate were very obvious. Mossy and earthy notes, coffee, green apple, white pepper.
I was very impressed on the nose. -
Very hot, it’s all on fire. Moss, maritime, green tea, malted barley sugar, oak and fruity sweetness. Spicy, Tobacco and peat notes fill the gaps in a very balanced way. Black pepper and peanuts.
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Earth, smoked beacon, clementines, clove. Vanilla, chilli smoked beacon, campfire smoke along with the dark fruits, mocha and orange peels.
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jivsto scored this whisky 91 points
Sweet BBQ explosion!DrunkDude scored this whisky 87 points
scbp-6347, strong peat, thick smoky, high sweetness, and a younger wine.-
The peat is strong and the smoke is succulent. Grease, sea salt, coconut, milk powder, lemon peel, dried mint with some dried fish, plant stems, lignin. 88
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The head is green, the sugar content is very high, the flavor concentration is not low, sugar, coconut, mint, the taste is full of smoky oil, the touch is slightly astringent, and the mint is cool and refreshing, the overall is delicious, but the details are lacking. 87
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Spicy and cool, plant bitterness, and even citrus bitterness, slightly astringent. Tannins are strong and rough. 85
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Romanino scored this whisky 90 points
No doubts it is a great whisky, however considering its price, I would rather buy Ardbeg 10. A bit less fun for significantly lower price.
N: ashy Ardbeg smoke, sweet roasted nuts,
T: a lot of spice (oaky alcohol), campfire smoke, sea water, oil, olives, ash
F: long, smoky, salty, cigar tobaccoAshita scored this whisky 88 points
The style is more prominent, the sipping touch is particularly strong, and it has a metallic taste. The first time you drink it, it feels like a small bomb exploded in your mouth.HKWhiskyExplorer scored this whisky 90 points
Deceptively light on the nose and then a strong peaty & sweet kick on the palate. This is an expression that gives strong emphasis on medicinal flavours.
In my pre-historical scoring method, it's a 9/10.-
Light iodine. Leather. Creamy. Dried plaster. A whiff herbaceous.
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Creamy body. Peated spices that are lightly seasoned with sea salt. Sweet fruit.
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Long, intense finish. Tabacco elevated all the way from the cavity to nose. Dried fruit. Medicinal.
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zzqfyl scored this whisky 89 points
Jimbeau scored this whisky 88 points
Noname_Drinker scored this whisky 87 points
Comparing to other Islay whiskies, it is more funky (Without the smoke, it may smell like a Campbeltown whisky). Judging from the nosing, it is not suitable for beginners with such an intense smoke with high ppm. If you like Ardbeg 10, you should definitely try this one too.
This is 100% not for whisky beginners. It's mainly for those who like peat monsters with some complexity. Also, I will only drink this when I am in the mood.-
Very intense smoke. Iodine, medicine, rubber, tar (the smell you will get when the sunlight is on the asphalt road), paint, moss. At the back, there is a tiny bit of fruitiness, citric, seaweed, vanilla, and sweetness.
After adding water to make it 46% ABV, the smoke becomes even stronger.
The nosing score is significantly lower because the iodine and the medicine notes are too dominated for me. -
Very spicy. Oaky, charcoal, dark fruit, bonfire, tobacco. Other than that, there are some chocolate and vanilla notes, which bring some sweetness to the palate.
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Very long finish. Charcoal, bonfire, ash tray, oak, with little sweetness (dried fruit) at the back. It is comparable to the finish of a cigar.
I give it a close-to-90 finish because I assume the drinkers of this whisky know what they are aiming for.
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PortYouri99 scored this whisky 85 points
Dustineon scored this whisky 80 points
KB201 did not rate this whisky
Has real power, strong aroma, lots of smoke, phenolic. Typical Ardbeg sweetness, maritime, lots of smoke, spices and oak.Spoerkel scored this whisky 91 points
Insanity. I don't know if there is a similarly massive and complex malt in any other core range. Better than some of the older Ardbegs.WhiskyPEATer scored this whisky 88 points
Emperor69 scored this whisky 86 points
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
Category: Single Malt
Manufacturer and bottler: Ardbeg Distillery (LVMH)
Region: Islay
Fortress: 57.1%
Volume: 700 ml
Bottling date: 07/29/2019
Min. age: no indication
Filtering: no
Dye: none
Nose. Powerful, direct, but rustic. Lots of smoky, marine flavors, lots of spices, some medicine and very little fruity sweetness. At first it is a little closed and knocks down the nose with alcohol, but then it opens with tones of creosote, ammonia, camphor oil, salted ship ropes, iodine, Vishnevsky's ointment, motifs of burnt white bread (toast), baked chestnuts and baked potatoes, smoked bacon. Spices such as pepper, nutmeg, anise, cloves periodically come to the fore and occupy the entire space of the aroma. Only subtle nuances of vanilla, dried prunes and blackcurrant add sweetness to the nose.
Taste. Oily, extremely rich, pungent, even extreme. It starts with a little citrus-honey, vanilla sweetness, to then literally drag you into a whirlpool (hence, apparently, the name was chosen) of coals, creosote, sea salt, iodine, grapefruit partitions (its white part), black ground and chili pepper, richly spiced meat steak, anise, camphor, coffee grounds, tobacco. This burning mixture softens a little (just a little bit, so don’t expect to be released from this abyss) dark berries (black currant and cherry, blueberry and blueberry) and dark chocolate on the background.
Aftertaste. Long. Bacon with black pepper, black cherry, camphor, ash.
Summary. Angry, vigorous whisky for hard lovers, the ultimate expression of all the "dark" sides of Ardbeg aged distillate. The use of mainly virgin oak alcohols in the “batch” gave the final product a powerful peppery profile, but removed all the space, complexity of taste and aroma inherent even in an ordinary “ten”, but not this whisky. The result was an extremely powerful whisky, well made, but simple, extremely unbalanced. For me, this is more of a minus than a plus, so for myself I prefer Uigeadail or Ten.
Rating: 86 out of 100.DanishDistilled scored this whisky 91 points
Only drawback is that this is almost the same as Uigeadail. But only almost :-)-
A burst of caramel! Some pepper.
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Round and sweet. Very pleasant smoke.
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dominikbraun scored this whisky 86 points
Don Cassi scored this whisky 86 points
Wow, the nose starts out much fuller and more vanilla than with his brothers. Also a little more intense in the mouth and a touch sweeter. For me the strongest Ardbeg from the core range.
Note 1-MrDvorak scored this whisky 88 points
The aroma is heavily smoked fruit with vanilla and coffee cake. In a strong and rich taste, bananas and smoked meat with cherry sauce. The finish is long, slightly sweet, smoky licorice.
An absolutely gorgeous release, in which, with fairly simple derivatives, the degree and mix of alcohols is perfectly matched, a bottle for all occasions.
RATING: 88pts - | 87 - 89 (B +) → Great | - Always nice to have a bottle of this.Indianerhäuptling scored this whisky 87 points
Dre73 scored this whisky 86 points
Just a steady and strong peated whisky, with a good amount of smoke and peat, but also some room for fruiti- and sweetness. Nice dram.-
Some peat, fake leather, tubber, fruity notes as well. Ripe fruits. Pretty some alcohol pickering, roasted meat.
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Initally some sal ammoniac, pepper, strong, peat, a tad bitter, some sweetness. Honey, licorice.
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Still strong and powerful, sal ammoniac, licorice, bitter, sparkling, smoke, pretty long. Later on some more sugar sweetness.
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Wtrstrnghlt scored this whisky 86 points
Whisky Hamster scored this whisky 88 points
My 2013 version is very well-crafted. Can't really spot the wine casks used, more like an ex-bourbon version whereas the Oogi is significantly sherried. Good stuff, I reckon not too old as the Corry falls a bit short in comparison with Laga 12 cs where there's a bit more wood influence noticeable. Some folk say quality of Corry has declined, but I'd need to check for myself and buy a recent bottling. That's one problem with NAS, you are not given info if composition has changed towards younger casks involved. If age-stated you could at least guess with certainty that the cask quality itself had changed.Whiskydufftown scored this whisky 88 points
DGV scored this whisky 87 points
Color: Salted wood
Aroma: Open, powerful. In the foreground are clothes soaked in fire smoke, metallic notes. Next comes the damp earth. In the very background, in the distance, wine tones, blackberry, currant appear.
Taste: Smoke from a rustic "children's" hand-rolled, dry herb in the garden. Smoked apples, charcoal baked potatoes. Bitter chocolate, burnt coffee.
Finish: Long, prickly, peppery, in many ways repeating the taste and aroma.
Conclusion: Open Islovsky Scotch, ready to tell about yourself faster than you ask him about it ...Foudos scored this whisky 88 points
Gweddry scored this whisky 87 points
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cream smoke, pastel lead, coffee, cherry pralines, sweet, cider apple, marshmallow, fruit jam and fruit juices, zucchini, sea water, smoked almonds, salami, orange peel
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distinctive, sweet smoke, boiled apples, hazelnuts at the end,
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dry, bitter, fine smoke, at the end of the soil, apple cake, fuet
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CPI_1972 scored this whisky 86 points
It is still interesting as the years go by it but less that it use to be. 6 or 7 years ago when I had my first bottle I enjoyed it much more comparing with Ardbeg 10YO. There were more flavours in it, the higher ABV helped also. Nowadays, most probably from the lack of the casks hs305 mentioned, I would say overall they are quite even. Less flavours (and harsher on the palate) for Corryvreckan, ABV helps it to keep the level.MH90 scored this whisky 87 points
SpringBarley scored this whisky 89 points
i love this powerful Ardbeg. I got it as a present and i didn't know this whisky before. now its one of my favourite of all time.
normally i add some water when i drink the corry, pure with 57% it can be a bit rude.
great value for money!gossm01 scored this whisky 90 points
It has a relatively oily viscosity and its bouquet is of relatively strong intensity. I have aromas of citrus fruits, maritime notes, pleasant peat smoke, vanilla, caramel and malty sweetness. Moderately complex. Relatively dry in taste. The alcohol is well integrated and has a relatively heavy body.Teomarg scored this whisky 88 points
Mapl scored this whisky 88 points
ZhengMoMo scored this whisky 86 points
This wine is like Ardbeg Ten's barrel strength, the overall style is fresh and lively, and the wine is strong, but the obvious irritation in the mouth exposes the younger age of the wine. Both the richness of taste and the taste are slightly inferior to Uganda.-
Smoky, rich vanilla aroma, freshly ground black pepper, summer sea breeze, kerosene, charcoal, lemon cake, apple juice, sweet, rich and fresh.
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Smoked, sugar cane water, sweet, shellfish, slightly salty, apple juice, lemonade, fruity, slightly irritating.
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Medium length, smoked, sea salt, lemon.
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ZhengMoMo scored this whisky 86 points
这款酒像是Ardbeg Ten的桶强，整体风格清新明快，酒力强大，但是口腔中明显的刺激感，暴露了比较年轻的酒龄，无论是味道的丰富程度还是口感都略逊于乌干达。-
烟熏，浓郁的香草气息，新鲜研磨的黑胡椒，夏日的海风，煤油，木炭，柠檬蛋糕，苹果汁，香甜，浓郁，清新。
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烟熏，甘蔗水，清甜，贝类，淡淡咸味，苹果汁，柠檬水，果香，略有刺激感。
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中长，烟熏，海盐，柠檬。
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ZhengMoMo scored this whisky 86 points
This wine is like Ardbeg Ten's barrel strength, the overall style is fresh and lively, and the wine is strong, but the obvious irritation in the mouth exposes the younger age of the wine. Both the richness of taste and the taste are slightly inferior to Uganda.-
Smoky, rich vanilla aroma, freshly ground black pepper, summer sea breeze, kerosene, charcoal, lemon cake, apple juice, sweet, rich and fresh.
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Smoked, sugar cane water, sweet, shellfish, slightly salty, apple juice, lemonade, fruity, slightly irritating.
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Medium length, smoked, sea salt, lemon.
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ZhengMoMo scored this whisky 86 points
这款酒像是Ardbeg Ten的桶强，整体风格清新明快，酒力强大，但是口腔中明显的刺激感，暴露了比较年轻的酒龄，无论是味道的丰富程度还是口感都略逊于乌干达。-
烟熏，浓郁的香草气息，新鲜研磨的黑胡椒，夏日的海风，煤油，木炭，柠檬蛋糕，苹果汁，香甜，浓郁，清新。
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烟熏，甘蔗水，清甜，贝类，淡淡咸味，苹果汁，柠檬水，果香，略有刺激感。
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中长，烟熏，海盐，柠檬。
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vlad78 scored this whisky 89 points
Dedicated to fans of smoked mackerel, bonfire and smoke.-
Sweet pastille made from white grapes. Smoked salted pear Williams. Warm smoke. Dry-smoked mackerel. Smoked fresh and dry fruits: apples, pears, apricots. Such a good Caucasian set of autumn fruits in a wicker basket, when the harvest is already in the fall, and it gets cold in the mountains in the evenings.
The smell of damp haystacks. And the juice of these stalks. -
Taste. Bright. The taste of fruit that has not yet ripened. Which were plucked early and began to smoke, so as not to miss their juices. It seems that they could still Mature. A year, two.
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Sweet aftertaste, which develops into bitterness, as if in a tube. Characteristic aftertaste of Islay.
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pecathor scored this whisky 89 points
One of my favorite core bottlings of Ardbeg! I had a couple of bottles in the past and I remember the very first time I have tried it. It struck me like a lightning from a clear sky!
I love cask strength whiskies, I love Islay whiskies and I love Ardbeg. The combination is just incredible, it works out very well, its full flavor is very enjoyable if you like peaty/smoky stuff. Since then it became one of my favorite bottles for a reasonable price.
I also have to admit that the current/newest bottle seems to be a bit different than the older version I had about 4 years ago, but maybe I have changed too much meanwhile and my palate evolved with trying some other beautiful drams. Anyway, it's still a solid thing to go for!Lu Cifer scored this whisky 88 points
Willum scored this whisky 87 points
Willum scored this whisky 87 points
sarthur71 scored this whisky 85 points
mer1973 scored this whisky 88 points
Auriverdes scored this whisky 86 points
Scherenschnitte scored this whisky 83 points
Ardbeg Corryvreckan 57.1% ABV (Bottled November 2017):
Expectations were high but the cask influence is too overwhelming for my palate. I’ve seen rumors that the use of French Virgin Oak has increased with recent batches and that doesn’t surprise me one bit based on my tasting. This is still decent whisky but I don’t think it deserves any hype (at least my batch year).
Score: 83/100-
Vanilla sweetness, cigarette smoke, burnt toast, burning plastic, sea breeze salinity
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Dominated by virgin oak influence that seems way too overpowering. Very dry and spicy. Dried herbs, peppery spice, burning plastic wires covered in tar.
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Long. Dry, bitter, ashy, oaky. Like sucking on some bitter burned oak. Somewhat unpleasant actually.
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Jabarkas scored this whisky 85 points
I actually prefer this one over the basic Ardbeg Ten (I rate that one higher because of its price/performance ratio). And I do firmly believe, that there are some older whiskies in the bottle. Yet it should be slightly cheaper. And again those fresh oak notes might be off-putting to some people. A combination of sherry and peat (like you have it in Uigeadail) is much more pleasant to a wider audience. I preffer Corryvreckan anyday though. Its truly a whirpool of tase. Those 57,1 % of alcohol make it even better.-
Peat, caraway.
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Very smoky and ashy. Surprisingly pleasant (nearly no alcohol burn). Bitter, spicy and woody from the fresh oak barrels (many people dislike this). It feels a bit like sawdust on your tongue.
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Caraway stays. Warm and pleasant.
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gaboruso scored this whisky 88 points
greg_0277 scored this whisky 87 points
Massive peat but iodized and lemony.-
Thick smoke, iodine, maritime freshness
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Powerful but incisive and which keeps a certain freshness thanks to the citrus fruits. Cold ash.
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Rather on cold ash.
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TeddyKGB scored this whisky 87 points
A sip of foam. With a few drops of water as far as I'm concerned. Too bad that Ardbeg does not record the true age of this nice drink.Dramtastic.86 scored this whisky 89 points
matfrl scored this whisky 89 points
claymore84 scored this whisky 88 points
Tasted on 03-04-2020.Whisky.Hedonist.MY scored this whisky 84 points
Personally prefer the Uigeadail over this, or even the 10 over this. But all these 3 remains the most reasonably price standard bottlings available.keizerjos scored this whisky 89 points
I am gradually becoming more and more interested in peated malt. Sweet, soft, campfire, smoke, citrus; standard words in my reviews. Maybe I even thought that all those kittens looked a bit alike. Until I tasted the Corryvreckan. Man man man. A world opened, what a nice drink that is.
1/3 Blissful complex smoke with many details in the nose. Vanilla then already breaks through. Iodine, salt and seaweed. Then taste. Charcoal, little resin, more salt. Tingling on the tongue. Late, very late, comes the softness; a little apologetic in the aftertaste is a trace of honey, if you look well. But also licorice and salty licorice. Nowhere sharp or hard despite 57%. Top stuff.
2/3 Because of the preparation - tweet 55+ people - he is now coming in much less quickly. The scent is soft silver and comforting without having to sit in front of a fire in the winter. Iodine in the distance. In the taste there is oak, campfire (dude!) Cherries in the distance, still a lot of peat - but very pleasant. Sharp though, despite the training camp. The peatje is soft, sweet and accessible.
3/3 What a beautiful, modest and promising scent. Not specifically peated or smokey - just men's perfume; oak and some incense. In the taste immediately tobacco, light iodine, salt and indeed, now (peat) smoke. Something of swimming pool and snotty nose and jab in your nose if you dive wrong is also in it. For some reason I have to think about nettles. Interesting, exciting, fickle and with the wild freshness of limes, this one.gossm01 scored this whisky 90 points
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Sweet peat smoke, citrus, toffee, vanilla, salty, leather, menthol, malty sweet
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Vanilla, toffee, slightly peaty, honey sweetness
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Intense and long-lasting
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ezioaudit scored this whisky 88 points
S_S scored this whisky 86 points
claymore84 scored this whisky 88 points
Lu Cifer scored this whisky 88 points
Aroma:
Asbestos, intense phenol smoke (first campfire and later some smoked ham), the high alcohol content stands out slightly in the nose, hints of fruit and vanilla, complex.
Taste:
Burning and tingling, full and oily, spicy with smoked aromas, oak, tart-sweet, intense, but also soft ...
finish:
Soft with warm smoke and smoked notes, spicy with oak, some tar or ink, sweet fruit components, malty / bready aromas. Very long, always accompanied by a warm smoky note.
* with water Sweet and fruity here with warm smoky notes ...SRB scored this whisky 89 points
Jasper1987 scored this whisky 83 points
(bottled 27/07/17)Bottle has been open for a year and is almost empty now. First time i opened it and sampled the whisky i was impressed. Its intense, rough, full-on, grabs you by the balls. It sweares and curses and you believe it. After i got to know it better i was getting more dissapointed every dram. It showed it's flaws and shortcomings. And all the swearing and cursing suddenly came from vulnerability. It was sharp, overly oaky, where is the balance in this monster?! There are not that many things going on, they're just really loud.. Now that the whisky has mellowed over time i'm liking it a bit better again. It's not bad, i do like the style, but i dont think it is worth the praise it still seems to get. Wish i knew how good 'the old' corryvreckan was!
Neat: thick and creamy. smells like sticking plasters, bandade, oak(spices).. a lot of it. very dry. Orange skins, ginger and some salty, smokey/ashy, seewead going on. Less peat than expected. With water it gets a bit sweeter and a more smokey.Robinzon25 scored this whisky 91 points
Posh whisky, especially when considering the price / pleasure ratio!-
Heavy, smoky, with oak notes. Here you can feel an extinct fire and burnt crackers, salt, iodine, tarpaulin boots, a forest after rain, tires and engine oil. Background: raisins, apricot jam, cherry tobacco, spices.
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Brackish, with a high content of iodine, dried apricots, plum jam, a few citrus fruits, apple seeds and dry oak.
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Very long. The first to feel the shades of smoked butter, pine needles, cashew nuts. The second wave consists of notes of cotton candy, cherry jam, coffee beans and exotic fruits. The last wave is the longest, it can be disassembled all evening. It consists of the nuances of vanilla, fragrant chewing tobacco, all kinds of spices (market in Marrakesh), astringent oak and smoke.
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comeandspeak scored this whisky 99 points
Amazingly strong, massive and long-lasting Ardbeg.
Blew my mind.Slàinte Mhath scored this whisky 85 points
Ardbeg - and the hype goes on! Named after a whirlpool north of Jura, Corryvreckan is a NAS core range expression with cracking 57.1% ABV. With its combination of candy floss, orange zest and delicate BBQ peat smoke, the nose starts out promising. On the palate, the dry and spicy arrival is entirely dominated by French oak, followed by a blast of briny peatiness. Unpleasantly bitter herbs and grapefruit creep in, culminating in a peppery-dry finish which is medium at best. Not a complete disaster, but a bit disappointing given the whisky's reputation.
RATING: 3.7/5.0 stars ≙ 85 pts → ABOVE AVERAGE [+]Sleinn nam Ffoh scored this whisky 88 points
wbarchive_875995 did not rate this whisky
Strongly peated vanilla pie with berries, bananas, salty smoked meat with cherry sauce.
RATING: 90pts - [n22,t22,f23,b23] → |90-92: Excellent|schengel10 scored this whisky 88 points
The most intense of the Core Range - an absolutely typical and very good Ardbeg at a fair price!
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for a Ardbeg little smoke, strong, oak, wood, vanilla, sweetness;
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diluted: an aromatic powerful onset, phenolic smoke, ash, sweetness, citrus, salt, spices, slightly oily,
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soft, long finish; in the end sweet, smoky, ashy;
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Mr. D. scored this whisky 85 points
Tom na Gruagaich scored this whisky 90 points
Very strong and direct peat, fruity sweet, ashen, medicinal. Menthol and pepper. Strong and almost brutal. Islay as a concentrate.gerardvw scored this whisky 85 points
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Peat
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Peat, Citric
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Long and intense
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Hupsende Hippie scored this whisky 90 points
This tastes like you would coat a banana in chocolate, and then put it on the barbecue. They good way. The very good way! This dram is among my alltime favorite whiskies.-
Chocolade, peat, tropisch fruit. Sinaasappel. Fijn.
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Banaan (of ananas), vanille, pure chocolade, barbecue. Kruidig. Peperig.
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Aangename barbecue, groene banaan en leer.
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Issie did not rate this whisky
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At first I can only smell a single smell - smoked sausages. Distance to the glass does not matter - I just have the sausages in my nose.
After about 15 minutes, the smoke has moved slightly and it is slightly vanilla, wood and leather perceptible. -
The association of the nose is so strong that I also have the sausages in my mouth. There is also a slight sweetness and wood on the tongue. The alcohol tingles quite on the lips and tongue, but for me it is not unpleasant at this moment.
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long with pleasant smoke. Despite the strong alcohol, I have no burning in my throat
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whiskyd scored this whisky 91 points
Dris scored this whisky 88 points
mema82 scored this whisky 88 points
Totoro scored this whisky 83 points
People keep describing this as wild and intense, but I actually find it reserved and subdued. Not a peat monster at all; this is rather an Ardbeg Light, with a French oak treatment à la Glenlivet. It seems that this has suffered a significant drop in quality recently. Taken on its own, this is still good modern whisky, but it's nowhere near what it used to be. Can't hold a candle to the Uigedail.
The nose is dry and savory, with smoked ham, sea salt and parsley. There's none of the moist and swampy peatiness that the Uigedail displays; this is more herbal and dusty.
The dustiness also comes through on the palate: I mainly get crushed herbs and spices here. The smoke is of the "autumnal bonfire" variety, very leafy and twiggy. Really a lot of new-oak feel.
Ends dry and bitter, with no new elements.Stanzeflasche scored this whisky 89 points
The peat rises to the nose like an explosion. Thick smoke, iodine, ash, a hint of camphor, ether. With the addition of water, vanilla comes out. The whole is very balanced, slightly spicy. In the mouth it is always well peaty, pepper, cloves, oil, a hint of lemon, vegetal touches that stand out strongly in a thunderous and very long finish. I find chicory in the retro-olfaction.
It is less subtle than Uigeadail, closer to Ten in terms of flavors, but much more powerful and complex.
https://ilikesky2020.blogspot.com/2020/06/ardbeg-corryvreckan.htmlAlex Fridays scored this whisky 90 points
Sweet fruits, baking spices, a little bit peat smoke notes on nose.
Peat smoke, green apples, pepper, dryness from oak cask, resin notes on taste.
The long finish starts with pepper, and goes with peat smoke, oak cask and vanilla notes.
I like it very much! It has the good combination of sweet, peat smoke and oak notes.EinSpatzUnterVielen scored this whisky 87 points
A very fierce, wild, extreme and also unbalanced malt with significant virgin-oak-influence, also with distinct Ardbeg-characteristics. Not my style, but well done.-
with water: leather satchels, tobacco leaves, Ardbeg ashtray, smoke, salt, lots of pepper, grapefruit, juniper, hyssop, camphor, cocoa, mocha, cider apples, light grapes, honey, vanilla, marzipan, caramel, black bread, lilac
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oily, powerful, it rolls over the tip of the tongue, lemon, honey, a lot of pepper, a lot of clove, grapefruit with the whites of the inner shell, lots of juniper, lots of hyssop, lots of anise, camphor, steamed nori leaves, cider apples, grape juice, vanilla, marzipan, a lot dark caramel, also the black bread and floral notes in the background - fierce. Then milk coffee, passing in strong mocha. Very spicy, but also sweet and bitter - and very intense. Finally, the Ardbeg ashtray and liquorice again.
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The ashtray sticks eternally in the mouth, in addition citrus notes with honey and dark chocolate with mocha as well as the bitter-sweet herbs ... and again the lilac, slightly soapy ... and again the camphor and tar
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EinSpatzUnterVielen scored this whisky 87 points
Grutslurp scored this whisky 85 points
Too heavy on the virgin oak vanilla sweetness for my liking. Not bad, but I'd take the TEN or Uigeadail over this any day. One of the whiskies that makes me realize what Serge Valentin is so often talking about wrt. "too much wood", or however he puts it.rpvdwel scored this whisky 87 points
rpvdwel scored this whisky 87 points
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Peat, oil, brown sugar, apples, charcoal
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Oil, butter, pepper, salmiak, honey.
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Medium pepper, salt and some dry
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DrBardamu scored this whisky 89 points
whiskyfacile scored this whisky 87 points
for full review go to https://whiskyfacile.com/2014/05/30/ardbeg-corryvreckan-2013-ob-571/-
N: abbastanza alcolico, come prevedibile. Dimenticate limone e marzapane degli altri imbottigliamenti appena assaggiati (Ten e Supernova 2010), e metteteci mela, zucchero bruciato, tonnellate di liquirizia; scorza d’arancia. Ampie zaffate di legna… Di certo, pare più evidente l’apporto di una quota di sherry. Anche la torba cambia un po’: resta l’inquinamento, ma poi si affacciano cuoio, polvere da sparo, chicchi di caffè. Una spruzzatina di salmastro, presente ma con meno limpida ovvietà rispetto ai compari. Con acqua, curiosamente è proprio la marinità ad emergere e a stagliarsi definita, su un tappeto di braci e liquirizia.
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P: che botta di legno, in ingresso! Rivela più che al naso la sua caratteristica di whisky ‘costruito’, con grande attenzione rivolta ai legni; forse troppa? Allappa con certa foga scomposta, mentre sul fronte dei descrittori ci immaginiamo zucchero di canna, tamarindo, cola, fumo di pipa, arancia (marmellata?). L’acqua migliora moltissimo, davvero: il dolciastro vira in dolce, tutto si fa più rotondo ed equilibrato. Che differenza!
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F: ancora dolciastro, poi inquinamento, cenere, fumo acre, terra… lunghissimo, in perfetto Ardbeg-style…
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Max70 scored this whisky 92 points
Rating for a L10 bottle bought in 2011larswehmeier scored this whisky 86 points
A varied and demanding dram.-
Very strong onset in the nose, pushed by the high alcohol content. Nice aromatic smoke. Salty maritime with some ashes. But then suddenly sweet. Cocoa and some latte. Finally he becomes earthier again.
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Again very strong in the start. A lot of smoke. Salt, wood and ash. But then again sweet with a hefty shot of coffee. Fits well with the impression from the nose. A varied and demanding dram.
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Long and warm. Sweet smoke stays behind.
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Immerenga scored this whisky 85 points
Simo scored this whisky 88 points
EJS scored this whisky 89 points
Lorion scored this whisky 80 points
Good. Full. Creamy. 80 points.-
Intense, sweet and phenolic smoke. Spicy honey with vanilla. It smells stiff, but also creamy.
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Ash, creamy vanilla, spicy-peaty to taste.
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Medium to long. Ash, dry tobacco leaves.
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Rosebank88 scored this whisky 91 points
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Sweet peat smoke, coals, mineral notes, citrus zests, sea spray, lilac soap, iodine, as well as a subtle sweetness of vanilla and dark chocolate. With water: herbaceous, juniper, thyme, peat fire, fishing nets.
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Wonderfully full and energetic start with full peat smoke, a pungent pepperiness, iodine, salt, burned herbs. With water: peaty, smoky, ashy and peppery oak.
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Very long, crushed juniper berries, which gradually turn into a sweetish peat note and finally end with hints of lilac soap.
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Schlossgespenst scored this whisky 89 points
Schlossgespenst scored this whisky 89 points
Intense, powerful, wild. That's the best way to describe him; the several times mentioned sea storm is here program. However, he also owns a fine, almost delicate side, which only gradually opens up to one. These two facets are what I think make this malt so exciting.
This is a whisky that requires dispute and does not reveal itself the first time. Malt tip!-
Oily-sooty smoke, mineral, maritime note, some salt and a certain, for me hard to define fruitiness (grape pomace?). Also some wood is still to smell. Despite the power, the flavors are beautifully interwoven.
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Strong, smoky, sweet and oily. Darkness fights here with sweetness, saltiness with ashy smoke. Here is a true aroma weather on the palate. Tingling and tingling, it fades away, accompanied by ashes, soot and mocha set.
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Again, the woodiness and bitterness of the Mocca coffee grounds comes to bear; The strongest impression, however, is left by the smoky charcoal. The sea storm in the mouth echoes for a long time, accompanied by peppery spice.
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SaxAtPhone did not rate this whisky
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Werthers Original
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KOQ24 scored this whisky 87 points
Nose:
Smoke, Black Pepper, Spices, Caramel, Seawater, Ash, Vanilla, malty, Spruce, Oak, Grapes, Coconut, Chewing Gum
With water: Apple, Pear, Apricot, Cinnamon
Taste:
Menthol, Honey, Herbs, Ash, Vanilla, Caramel, Plums, Raisins, Oak, Smoke, strong spicyness
Finish:
strong with a medium to long finishOverall:
Provides enough of a difference to the Uigeadail to make it worthwhile.It also takes water better than the big U.valery77 scored this whisky 89 points
Cubey666 scored this whisky 88 points
Color Pale strawNoseQuite a delightful bacon smell initially. later on this develops further in quite a lot of peat, ash and smoke. This together with some sweet vanilla and fruits, which becomes more pronounced with a drop of water.
TasteStrong and spicy on the mouth, ashy and smoky with vanilla and some garden fruits. Also still very meaty. It gives a nice extra next to a standard Ardbeg 10, still my favourite daily dram.
FinishQuite long and lingering. a nice battle in the mouth is going on between the charcoals, the sweet vanilla and the mighty peat.
CommentsQuality dram, i prefer it with one or two drops of water, which allows more of the sweetness to show itself.boy_genius_ck scored this whisky 86 points
boy_genius_ck scored this whisky 86 points
good, but compared to the uigeadail, this one lacks the dark intensity-
grassy oily buttery peat, sugar sweetness, earth, burned wood, iodine, light yeast, minerals
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sweet, really spicy, bitter spices, maritime, light fruits, peat, smoke, light butter
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medium, still spicy, dry, light fruits, light butter, smoke, peat and minerals at the back followed by smoke and soft nuttiness
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Calmar scored this whisky 90 points
The classics of the last years, a beautiful silence, solid, with a vivid character, beautiful work with a fortress, piteous, deep. A great example of what NAS we need is high quality, reasonable price and no one cares anymore whether there is an age at the bottle or not.-
Warm, light, soft smoke, burnt fire, resin notes, smoked meat, soot, dried steam room in a Russian bath, iodine-marine tones.
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Sweet pepper on a powerful background of smoke and soot, sugar syrup, caramel, dry peat, charcoal, creamy sweetness, apple jam, churchkhela, behind the smoke hardly noticeable lemon notes.
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Dry, smoky, slightly peppery, activated charcoal, peat, lemon acid, in the background - cream, cake with jam, kurab;
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Helgo scored this whisky 88 points
WhiskyLovingPianist scored this whisky 89 points
A full bottle review, written over some time:
N: An exotic creaminess on the nose suggests there’s more age in this 2012-13 bottle than the Bruichladdich PC8 i have alongside. There appears to be enough steady ‘slow & sure’ wood maturation framed around soft & sweet creamy vanillas and a sweet-sour allium vegetal youthful freshness with a hint of sherried rancio, horse-meat and porcini mushrooms in the background for the anticipation to grow. It’s a vibrant yet also relaxed & inviting nose. The oily phenols permeate the nasal airwaves on opening and remain doing so many months after, accompanied with a burnt-tyre, briny vegetal oiliness - the burnt note a mix of char and a whiff of desirable sulphur notes, it would appear. The smoke remains integrated but never obtrusive. I get further descriptors along the lines of pickled onions & salt n vinegar crisps mixed with crambe maritima/sea kale, moules mariniere, salty eggs [something about the connection between the sea, salt and chip shops going on here], more burned rubber [bands], onion tart and a soft=sweet peatiness. Not sure i’d immediately guess this as Ardbeg straight-off though comparing this with Ardbeg new make from the same period, the similarities are rather profound. Sweet meat, pickled onions [again,] plenty more salted crisps…. it's a busy nose. As time goes on, there are more resemblances to Port Charlotte, some Octomore and even a little shout to Kilchoman too - so this is turning out to be quite the Islay tribute. With an amazingly dry-salty yet vibrant oily-slick & sweet n sour nose - how could anything else but good whisky create such an oxymoronic=phenomena?
T: The cask mix is rather tremendous, opening with a [bourbon?] savoury=sweet sea-vegetal freshness, an oaky-creamy smokiness and a well-weighted, fruity [sherried?] body - the mix making sure this concoction remains youthfully savoury-sweet [bourbon?] balanced with [a sherried?] older element. Now it’s an oak=oily=peated, ashtray=bonfire-smoked malt with a truly desirable barley body with something of Bruichladdich at its heart and resemblances with the PC8 and its allium-vegetal centre that are most apparent, all with a watered mouth chew. It just falls away on the second half of the palate.
F: Those creamy vanillas are back with more action before more smoky/malty-allium/vegetal-peat. There's a dry smouldering oak finish and with Serge’s cider note WF that is spot on - that man is brilliant. Dry bonfire smoke mixed with hot sauna pine wood concludes,….. but then again, the finish isn't finished. There’s then more swirling between the sweet-sour and smoky dry woods, and just when you think the dry smoke is closing up, the sour-sweet vegetal-bourbon vanillas come back for more. For me, that vegetal-sour, sweet-vanilla remains key to Corryvreckan’s appeal.
C: A rather decent bottle from 2013 [that thankfully, I have one bottle of left from that year]. I would love to have the opportunity to compare two or three Corryvreckan’s from different years side-by-side - has that been done? Over the duration, I scored this between 88-90, so reasonably i’ll go with 89 - the palate falling away, the decider Blog.
Scores a B+LiquidThoughts scored this whisky 83 points
More interesting than the Ten at least, if smoke and peat without sherry, then more like that-
Deep smoke and peat, dark chocolate, oil, tar, marshy soil, bitter oak, a few berries
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Full power, algae, peat, coffee and clear pepper, anise and saffron
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Long, strong smoky, peaty, malt, ass
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leocrazy scored this whisky 89 points
hs305 scored this whisky 85 points
[March, 2017] Another Ardbeg re-taste: When the first Corryvreckan was released I found it not just a very interesting dram with a new, never before tasted profile (due to its share of virgin oak matured malt) but it became my favourite modern Ardbeg too. And I scored it 88 points.
Today I tried a recent bottling of the Corryvreckan and - what a disappointment: It is rather unbalanced and with a slightly drying/bitter finish (not as extreme as with the recent TEN or Uigeadail, but still unpleasant). I guess Ardbeg increased the share of virgin oak matured spirit in this recipe significantly and this higher proportion of heavy tannins (and lower share of sweet bourbon flavours) harm not just the balance but the mouthfeel too.
This is most probably due to the problem that LVHM has difficulties in sourcing enough bourbon casks from the US. The Scotch whisky boom came at a time when the US whisky industry was in deep recession - so the Scotch demand for used bourbon casks was and still is much higher than the US distilleries can supply. As a consequence the Scottish distilleries cut down the maturation times to use the same cask more often (and mask this by introducing NAS whiskies) AND (as this was not enough) they had to use virgin oak casks in addition. For sure they market this as an intentional strategy, nevertheless it is pure despair. But what can you do if you do not have enough good quality casks at your hands?
The outcome is devastating (at least to my taste buds) but hopefully they create a new followership among all the new whisky aficionados that do not know how good Ardbeg and all the other great drams once tasted (without heavy tannins)...maltdude scored this whisky 90 points
Neat stuff. Recommended.-
Peat smoke. Reminds me of a rubber shoe sole of a new shoe. Lemon zest, berries, some butter, vanilla, tar, sea salt, sea breaze, rosemary.
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Creamy and oily. Starting with some nice peat smoke that fills the mouth. Tangy and peppery. Some tobacco.
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The peat smoke still stays in your mouth, becoming a little dryer. Spicy and tangy. Mouthwatering. Sour. A long aftertaste with some bitter chocolate in the end. Maybe even some bitte oranges. Warming as it runs down the throat.
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Backaman scored this whisky 89 points
A very good ardbeg.-
Strong in the smell and difficult to extract smells as the high% takes over a little. But smells are available and come out a lot more with a few drops of water. A little pepprig smell.
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Strong directly in both stomach and throat, high% taste with aftertaste that leans a lot of pepper. Long burning, the pepprig is left but with a lazy goodness?
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Pepprigrig and burning. Hangs on for a long time.
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Backaman scored this whisky 89 points
spigray scored this whisky 91 points
spigray scored this whisky 91 points
had it head to head with uigeadaill and I find both have a similar quality though they are different.
91/100-
very smoky, very tarry. brine and olives, camphor. a grapefruit in the background. gym socks. initially a little harsh but that´s getting better with some time in the glass.
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very smoky, very tarry, slightly briny. it starts almost sweet but getting drier very soon. water improves it still a little and makes it more accessible.
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long, smoky , tarry , warming
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HammerHead scored this whisky 89 points
Caoldronach scored this whisky 92 points
Degrading quality? (date today is 19/02/2017):22/06/2016: 88.87 points (1275 votes)
19/02/2017: 88.76 points (1404 votes)
From this you can derive:
Voting between 22/06/2016 and 19/02/2017 is 129 votes:
The verdict of the last 8 months is: 87.67 (129 votes).
So during the last 8 months the verdict has degraded by 1.20 points!
(P.S.: my own verdict of 92 points is from 2013)baldandbeardy scored this whisky 85 points
Malty-Malt did not rate this whisky
irrerelevant scored this whisky 90 points
L60999 05.01.15
strong malt, unique style, love it, especially that tar and those berries-
heavy peat smoke, sweetness from brown cane sugar, vanilla, tar, rosemary, rose water, marzipane, dark chocolate red pepper, dry bitterness from walnuts, citrus zest, fresh european oak in the background, sour berries, no youth
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fierce, smoky at first, then dry, bitter, tangy, pepper and tar again, brown sugar again, espresso, dark caramel, those berries appear again
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Smoke, oak, dry, smoked bacon, tar and chocolate again, very long
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vojt466 scored this whisky 87 points
So this is so soft, very woody, chocolate and, of course, strong enough. Overall, very full and in some ways rounded, it can hardly be said that it would be a peat monster. I think a little like Port Charlotte Scotish Barley.-
Without water: a rounded, woody and peat matter from which you can feel alcohol. Grass, seaweed, cream, tanned wood, nuts. With water: more fruit - citrus, oranges, green apples, dough, chalk, oak
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The taste is of course peat, dried wood, vanilla, caramel, brown sugar. After a while the light acidic fruitiness at the tip and the strength of alcohol and gum. It's such a sweet rum-cocoa pie with a gum :)
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Peat, wood, rubber, fireplace, chocolate, caramel and alcohol. The end is dry and long
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hansreitzema scored this whisky 93 points
hansreitzema scored this whisky 93 points
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Peat, leather, charcoal, cherry
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Medicinal, peat, cherry, bit salty
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Long, burns nicely after
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wisekyofcourse scored this whisky 87 points
a very good dram, with a plus, very well integrated alcohol, which does its job at the end of the tasting.-
peat, vanilla, it's a bit caramelized, and spicy
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very strong scent of citrus, grass, medicine, back woody, spicy and peaty fat!
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medium to long with pepper, grass, peat, orange candied old fruits, it's good.
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Arno Pelgrim scored this whisky 89 points
Laga93 scored this whisky 90 points
Andytka3 scored this whisky 92 points
(2012 bottling)
N:-
Oyster shell, sea sand and fishing net filled the glass with distant
smokes, balance with whiff of new leather. Kippery and strong marine
character with hints of vanilla. A class. P:- Oaky dry with abundant of sweet malt and roasted salted nuts.
Intense with chewy tannin grape skins. Great depth and firm structure.
Refine smokes of burnt vanilla and whiff of medicinal notes plays its
part at the back. Entertaining.
F:- Bold and spicy, dark bitter chocolate with waves of tarmac at the tail.
— at The Whisky Bar, Kuala Lumpur.drunkencrow scored this whisky 94 points
A powerful Islay scotch. One of my all time favorite drinks.Malthead_80 scored this whisky 87 points
normand1972 scored this whisky 89 points
yggr scored this whisky 88 points
Gondwana scored this whisky 90 points
AdelphosHume scored this whisky 86 points
One of my favorite Ardbeg expressions. According to the whisky ambassador, it's matured in 1st fill European oak sherry casks and 2nd fill bourbon casks.-
Floral-peat, oak, and sweet-sherry
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Floral-peat, sweet baking spices, and orange blossom water
licorice, citrus peel, and iodine -
a bit of caramel with iodine and oak
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Blo scored this whisky 91 points
Clearly less round and accessible than the Uigeadal, I still prefer this version. A top quality whisky has a very affordable price, what more can you ask for? A mention of age? No need when the product is good!-
A dry, earthy, lemony Ardbeg, well what I like in the distillery. Powerful and uncompromising peat, not (or very little) Sherry intake. I love
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A hair rounder than the nose but it is still very austere and earthy. always lemon, dry peat, a peppery return to the end of the mouth. A classic Ardbeg, closer to the distillate.
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Long and invasive of smoke.
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ctu scored this whisky 88 points
Still Uigeadail is my favorite Ardbeg, but better than the Ten-
Smoke, salt. citrus, grapes, caramel, medicines, grass, rubber, benzine
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Creamy, oily, smoky with sweet / sour effects: grapefruit, salt, tobacco, ginger, pepper, cocoa, tannic wood and barbecue
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Long, smoke, salt, spices and wood
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Gloin scored this whisky 88 points
The smell, despite the intense smoke, is milder than I would have expected; I feel comfortable. The start is so powerful that it makes me forget the mild smell. This is a whisky to warm up after a stormy autumn walk. The very long finish is warm and intense.-
Intense sweet smoke, sugared lemon, lemon balm, in the background some caraway, after a moment comes a clear iodine note, white cabbage, the more intense the longer the whisky breathes
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Soft body with a mighty warming approach, a log fire for the palate on the border between warm and almost too hot, smoke, orange, slight bitterness, some oak, sweetish spicy
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Glowing he slides down the throat, every drop is felt, in the mouth remains the impression of ash and wood, bittersweet, some apple juice, very long
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squaadgras scored this whisky 89 points
p4blo scored this whisky 86 points
Certainly one of the best drams out there at this price range.-
Bonfire smoke, salt, seawee, gasoline and brine versus candelwax, lemon, white grapes, butter and popcorn. Nice complexity, great balance.
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Quite intense smokiness nicely balanced by sweet and sour sensation of lemon, grapefruits and sugar plus some salt and spices lingering on the tongue.
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Quite long with the ashy smokiness nicely emphasised, but the lemony side still contributing.
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peterjpvanas scored this whisky 86 points
Colour: Gold
Nose: a strong Ardbeg signature. Smoky, some salt and medicinal notes.
Taste: some citrus coming through. medicinal, salty,
Finish: smoky, salty. peat and wood notesStrong finish
presentation: Label is appealingPeaty_Nino scored this whisky 88 points
cuhp scored this whisky 85 points
Classic standard bottling from Islay. The alcohol is well integrated without being too much and the same goes for the peat. I prefer this over Ardbeg 10, despite the lack of age on the label.-
Classic salty Ardbeg with some burned wood, caramel, light medicinal notes and slightly sour.
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First dry peat combined with licorice. Then sweet peat and tobacco.
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Sweet with vanilla, peat and wood.
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sopie scored this whisky 82 points
Waykid scored this whisky 85 points
It's good, can't disagree. However it has an ashy sootines and a bitterish character on the palate that seems not so well integrated and makes it a bit less pleasurable to me than Uige: in Ardbegs core-range Uige is the big one for me. However it is easily understandable that this may really be the kick for someone else.-
A salty smoke, honey, mortar, green apple, black tee and an alcoholy sting nicely coming through all this. Light lemon, a very nice sweetness comes from under the savoury overcoat, fresh and fruity. The nose really softens, sweetens and rounds up with time & water.
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Mortar, strong smoke, initially quite short. Algae, saltwater and mussels. Turns a bit bitterish: the water doesn't sweeten the taste as much as the nose.
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Bitterish, last long and softens & sweetens. Nice development.
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Arno Pelgrim scored this whisky 89 points
d1scostu scored this whisky 87 points
kot1803 scored this whisky 92 points
Spirit of Delphi scored this whisky 91 points
All-round whisky 91 points-
Nice campfire smoke over fruits, hard to make out which, maybe apples and pears, undiluted you can feel the alcohol
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Wonderful balance of smoke and fruity sweetness, now more oranges, light spiciness, nice complex
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Endless, smoky, warming
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pianoman scored this whisky 84 points
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Wet camp fire smoke, bright fruits, railway tracks.
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Barbecue smoke. Maritime with a bittersweet component.
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Archer scored this whisky 88 points
Blind tasting --- Wichtelbus XX - Blind with smoke *-
Without having the glass on your nose, you can smell a pervasive smoky note. With the nose above the glass, the smoke is stronger, but at the same time you can also sniff the bright fruity notes (green apple, not quite ripe pear) that appear behind the smoke. Salt comes from the sea, sea smell from the Wadden Sea. Stranded algae. Seaweed. Leather and tobacco notes. Seasoning of black pepper. Smoke and fruit are very well interwoven after a while in the nose. Peat smell occurs. The smoke stays for a long time.
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Strong spicy, smoky, peaty onset. He has power! Marine associations crowd here. Seaweed and salt in the nose. Strongly peaty. Coffee notes, dark chocolate. Old leather, cold campfire. The fruit notes are much more restrained on the tongue than in the nose. Removes some lemon and apple.
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Long finish that hardly gets dry. Smoke and peat are dominant until the end.
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Pyromann scored this whisky 92 points
The combination of Smoke Islay with sweetness, which is perfectly balanced and productive, matures. If the whisky was music, this would be a metal cover on Dvorak. Super, I enjoyed it only if it was not so expensive. Compared to the 10y, it is not so rough, it works rather smoothly and evenly.-
Smoke and sherry, the mix of sweets and smoke is really good, well balanced.
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Beautifully full, balanced, goes in the footsteps of the scent. Smoke, such a mature sherry sweetness, smoked. The folders are perfectly matched together.
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Smoke, typical smoked Ardbeg, but it's not such a rough cut as 10y.
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Glennie scored this whisky 91 points
A very balanced whisky I think.
N: Maritime "Beach" notes. Bonfire smoke and smoked fish. Not really medicinal. Also some sweetness. Hints of white fruits in the background.
T: Sweet with a solid blast of peat. Some fruitiness kicks in. Citrus. Salty and maritime. Mild coffee and milk chocolate.
F: Long and lovely. Spicy. Notes of dark chocolate and gentle peat lingers on.
An excellent dram imho. It takes water really well. A teaspoon full for a dram works wonders for me. Brings out a lot of complexity. It is with water it crosses the 90 point line for me.Unclimbability scored this whisky 82 points
Colour: Gold
Body: Full
Nose: Even more intense than the Oog. Cough sweets, spicy and herbal, pine resin and needles, light toffee and fudge, lime tang, vanilla sweetness. Sweet sulphurous smoke, working kiln, engine oil, tar, earthy oiliness.
Water: More sweetness, more vanilla, more sweet sulphur, sweet orange. More orange after a bit.
Taste: Big and intense. Creamy, oily, lots of peat smoke, cough sweets. Developing citrus sweetness with lemon and lots of lime and then building spicy tannins with lots of intense ginger and white pepper.
Water: Much softer arrival, building smoke and citrus- Lots of orange and lime but much more creamy. The oak kicks in after a few seconds with lots of spice- Ginger, nutmeg and white pepper with fresh oak.
Finish: Long length. Light peat smoke fades with spice staying- Oaky tannins and lime citrus.GIORGOS scored this whisky 88 points
sagara-kun scored this whisky 88 points
Less balanced than his boyfriend, tested after him, he is I think more interesting.Sa spicy mouth probably comes from a poorly integrated alcohol cons. He really has character and is more explosive.-
Do not be so different from the Uigeadail. We have fat peat, a herbaceous side (aniseed) and a medicinal. Salt is on the other hand more in withdrawal. A side charcoal and grilled wood adds. Although technically, coal is grilled wood ...
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The mouth is raised. Ginger, pepper, chilli. The peat is fat and tries to bring a balance. Some touches of exotic fruits (pineapple flambé) and grilled meat
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Finale sometimes salty and on the smoke / grilled meat, sometimes frankly spicy. Shorter than the Uigeadail, only the smoke remains.
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peatbogger scored this whisky 92 points
peatbogger scored this whisky 92 points
Had this in a combo with a Uiggy. I find this more fruity and not as dry. My favourite of the two.-
fresh peat, sweet smoke and a little bit salty
bitter orange, dark berries, old wood
some kind of disinfectant that I find very pleasing -
lots of spices, hot pepper, peat comming through
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Smoke, peat and spices
long into the finish I find delicate sweet strawberries with cream suddenly appearingleaves the mouth feeling hot for quite some time
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ahroeen scored this whisky 89 points
Andygoethe scored this whisky 88 points
Andygoethe scored this whisky 88 points
In the beginning, It's didn't power
imagination of 57.1ABV powerful, but the strength is slowly, deeply, quiet,
warm like the whirlpool, and the surprise is balance of the peaty and sweetness
with long finish.-
Strong, rich fruit aroma that should be
reasonable of French cask matured, sweet and comfortable, In fact I did not
smell so-called tar or sulfur oil, but it's obviously of the camp fire, smoke
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Grape juice spread all the way, like swirl
all the way down, and then refreshing, sweet and sour tropical fruit. Peat
smoke go back full oral and some honey, plum-tomato with salinity appear and
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The finish is long peat smoke and fruity
brandy, tide and a little bit salty taste, rich grease, woody and dark
chocolate.
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martinni scored this whisky 88 points
Daan Tje scored this whisky 87 points
Thinh Nguyen scored this whisky 89 points
Very good whisky. Balanced and mix between BB and Sherry Cask. My favourite.skratte scored this whisky 85 points
jankes scored this whisky 88 points
dram-drinker scored this whisky 90 points
dram-drinker scored this whisky 90 points
My favorite every day Ardbeg - even a bit better than the Uigeadail-
Fresh, invitingly sweet, peaty,salty
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Peaty, woody, lemony, balanced sweetness, hot white pepper
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the typical wood fire and charcoal smoke like a scout campfire
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Whisky-Connaisseur did not rate this whisky
Astonishing! A brilliant whisky - very complex, rich and powerful. Well
balanced, intense and mouth-watering with an excellent combination of
sweetness, citrus fruit, peat, smoke, warming spice and medicinal
flavour. Water opens it up very nicely. Great value for your money. A
venturesome journey into Corryvreckan!
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Very intense and powerful on the nose. Sweet peat smoke mixed with
cherry-derived flavours and delicate fruity elements. Lemons arrive with
blackcurrant and a touch of slightly bitter orange peel. Sugar
sweetness and fine marzipan notes linger with dark chocolate and a
maritime briny character of seaweed and some spicy notes in the back.
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A pleasantly sweet start on the palate with a delicate fruity aroma of
peach jam and tangerine, followed by gentle peat smoke and a huge depth
of mouth filling spices - pepper, cloves, and tannic oak. A dry texture
which enhances the alcohol bite. Prickling oak and very peppery on the
tongue. Medicinal flavours add to the warming spiciness, mixed with
liquorice and some nice lemon flavours. Dark chocolate, walnut and cocoa
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The finish is very long and powerful with lots of warming spices.
There’s a continuously switch between medicinal flavours, peat, pepper,
black tarry coffee, and sea salt. Extremely fascinating.
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Water enhances the sweetness on the nose, bringing more citrus fruit to
the fore. The peat smoke and medicinal flavours are tamed with water.
There’s immediately sweetness and a massive hit of warming spiciness on
the palate with delicate peat smoke and dry notes of chocolate and
walnuts. The finish is long, sweet with lingering peat smoke and a
delicate medicinal edge on the tail.
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ovanpuyvelde scored this whisky 87 points
Opeth83 scored this whisky 89 points
Marko_I did not rate this whisky
Strong, young, violent Islay in quasi-strength - fine thing, there are some, this has little special or recognition value for me, so I would like to fall back on something like that more on a cheaper (possibly noname) variant.-
very strong, cold smoke, bitter-vegetable (water-plague, grass, flower-cut), sea-air, salty freshness / mint (or does the alcohol burn in the nose?) ... with water (quite a lot) you can also get sweeter notes, Vanilla, sniff apple ... but why?
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smoky, bitter vegetal, peppery spicy ... spent sponge cake, some chocolate ... heavy
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long, bittersweet, peppery
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Dalm did not rate this whisky
Aroma: intense peat smoke, honey, vanilla, some fruit
Taste: strong smoke, pepper, some honey
Finish: long, smoky, slightly oak, dry, dark chocolatemaltaholic scored this whisky 78 points
Smells very medically, very phenolic, you have to like that. A first sip is quite aromatic, spicy, but then comes the cloves, which I simply can not have. Not really convincing.Mr.Edradour scored this whisky 89 points
Another great NAS whisky by Ardbeg, but I prefer the Uigeadail.
Everbody should compare them directly.Mr.Edradour scored this whisky 89 points
AH Whiskyvitrine scored this whisky 88 points
Shane_IL scored this whisky 87 points
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Rubber. Mineral peat. Grassy peat. Old sea shells. Overripe apples. Lemon rind. Fennel. Mulch. A dentists room. Acacia sap. Charcoal.
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Thick tar. Earthy peat. Tobacco. Iodine. Woody vnailla. Honey. Salt. Pine cones.
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Long. Oily smoke. Lemons. Dirt. Brine. Rubber. Bitter coffee. Honey.
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Mr.Edradour scored this whisky 89 points
I like it more than Uigeadail!Goethe scored this whisky 89 points
Very intense smoke and ashes. An excellent combination of smoke, a drop of honey, some vanilla and cigars.
Concerning price/performance ratio: 9/10 (2015)-
Ashes, smoke, cane sugar, honey, vanilla, sea minerals, some benzine, cigar smoke, some very overripe fruits, hay.
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Smoke, brine, maritime, ashes, hay, grass.
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Very long. Sweet ashes, tabaco, tar, cigar smoke.
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Gearmailteach scored this whisky 85 points
A successful smoker.-
Well, Ardbeg just. Strong, cold but pleasant smoke. Extinct campfire. As well a lot of iodine and seaweed. Maritime associations. Beyond it honey sauce, light fruit and vanilla. Some white pepper and mint from the alcohol, but not disturbing.
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First the cold campfire smoke, iodine and sea breeze, followed immediately by a strong chili-catch, followed by honey, vanilla and green apples. Summer meadow.
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Long and pleasant, slightly dry. Smoke, syrup, some coffee.
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MadScientist scored this whisky 89 points
MaltyMillionaire scored this whisky 84 points
My second favourite Ardbeg so far. I didn't care much for the 10 and Uggy, and of the standard range this has impressed the most so far.-
Fat peat, sweet bbq meat, and light honey smoke.
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Big spice hit. Billowing smoke, soft honey, peat, toast, and bbq meats again.
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Billowing sweet but tannic smoke and rich peat. Fades into sweet bbq smoke and peat.
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Arno Pelgrim scored this whisky 89 points
Rogier Engel scored this whisky 87 points
Paulski88 scored this whisky 79 points
Segens scored this whisky 88 points
I prefer the Uigeadeal much more. A lot of bitterness which I do not like to o much is finalizing this perfect starting dram. Nevertheless it is an excellent choice for its money. Sláinte!
Edit: The second try of this whisky was much better as the bitterness is more or less gone.-
The typical Ardbeg smoke comes to my nose which let me think of barbecue nights and memories at the beach (salty note). After a while you get more fruity notes as well as caramel, sugar and nuts.
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Intensive start with a lot of alcohol but not negative. It is more like a ride to hell in a rollercoaster where you know that finish will be safe and smooth. I taste of intene pepper, barbecue steaks but later also sweetnes so caramel.
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The finish is not bad but it is not impressing me too much. I have a lot of tobacco in the throat and I expected more after that great nose and taste.
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Peter87 scored this whisky 88 points
J.K.Ch scored this whisky 91 points
It is realy memorable like Ardbeg Uigeadail. Melancholic funeral whisky that torture yours taste by cruel force, but at the same time stroking it the creaminess and a pleasant sweetness.-
It smells like a burning peat heated between the tire and the wet gravel. As a catalyst, there is sugar.
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Heavily peaty and smoky, without citrus rather with a sort of creamy sweetness, which is perfect with a heavy ardbeg smoke. It's heavier and more melancholy than Uigeadail.
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Long-long smoke stuffed by smoke coated in smoke.
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Pikehunter scored this whisky 90 points
The taste explode in your mouth, and stay there for a long long time.
I love this dram.u485tfu scored this whisky 85 points
85P
Odor: fat peat smoke, medical, gum, liquorice, anise, charcoal, fruity sweetness
Taste: absolute fire bomb, sharp burning onset, while still very sweet
Finish: medicine, iodine, smoke. With water definitely better, now dominated by anise, even salt
Verdict: Super-hard medical Ardbeg, style rather LaphroaigFernetBranco scored this whisky 89 points
Breathtaking malt - one of the best money can buy...
Very peaty, very smokey with a sweet finish. Perfect dram!irrerelevant scored this whisky 90 points
L60999 05.01.15
nose heavy smoke, is carried by a beautiful sweetness (such as cane sugar with a little vanilla), clear tree resin (pine, fir or similar), rosemary, rose water / marzipan, there is dark milk chocolate, red pepper, some dry bitterness (walnut / Brazil nut ), Lemon zest, fresh European oak in the background, some not sweet dark berries (sometimes currant, blackberry or cranberry), now and then Bowmore cowshed, very full the whole, does not look old, but mature, no disturbing youth, the light Rosé hue suggests that the (few?) Used wine barrels were fresh, water brings out vanilla
taste Fierce! first the strong smoke, followed by a strong dry, slightly bitter and oaky spice, the pepper is there, the resinous note is present and goes well with the brown sugar, which sets a counterpoint to this heavy spice, which literally crackles in the mouth, as if I spoon the muscovado from the base of my ristretto, dark chocolate, dark caramel, the berries accompany the whole, with water mineral, tingling
leaving Smoke, spicy oak, dry, smoked bacon, resin and some chocolate, very long (especially the resin), and at the very end again hints of berries (slightly dry and sour)
Very big malt, even if there is already a scooter coaster, the Corryvreckan would not give a worse ride. What's going on in the mouth, really neat. The nose is excellent, the onset fierce, after the nose I would have liked more berries, but compensate for this great resinous note and the muscovado. I think he can tolerate water, but he does not need it, but the spice is "broken down", the European oak is clearer, vanilla and berries get through better, liquorice is added, not quite as violent and explosive, but still incredibly intensewbarchive_424758 scored this whisky 89 points
Glenladdie scored this whisky 88 points
J.K.Ch scored this whisky 91 points
I really like whiskys like this one.-
Tastes like sawdust smoldering between wet gravel and heated tire. And all of it mixed with cough syrup.
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Extremely smoky and mineralized. Sweet and vanilla taste. Perfectly balanced.
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Smoke slightly disappear and its replaced by wet gravel, minerals and dryness.
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J.K.Ch scored this whisky 91 points
Tastes like sawdust smoldering between wet gravel and heated tire.Archer scored this whisky 88 points
Maczet scored this whisky 88 points
The Macallan scored this whisky 87 points
A quick note made on 30-05-2015 at Ardbeg Day
Rounded, rich, sherry like, sweetish and some light peppery notes.
Loved it!Dionysus scored this whisky 88 points
Laga93 scored this whisky 90 points
whiskyroma scored this whisky 87 points
Pdh scored this whisky 91 points
N Balansed smoke, grapefruit and pear
T Oily smoke going to fruit then cinnamon. Some rubber
F Long peppery dry fruitFight65 scored this whisky 90 points
steinrich scored this whisky 92 points
Great Whisky!!!!ARMINUS scored this whisky 88 points
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Campfire ash, too toasted bread, smoked ham, very strong "Earl Gray". The smoke flavors are carried by a beautiful vanilla and honey. If fruit is then discreet in the background. Very slight traces of sherry.
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Bum. There he is. Mighty smoke but also typical Ardbeg a nice sweetness. Strong, spicy, spicy (not alcoholic) on the tip of the tongue. Then drying very fast. The milk chocolate turns into espresso. The alcohol is noticeable but not disturbing.
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Long, smoke-worn finish with hints of yellow fruit.
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whiskyroma scored this whisky 87 points
C: Amber
N: Peat, smell of gasoline and camphorated oil are never vanishing and prominent scents; other than this we had sweeter, fruit-like sensations, Williams pears and grapefruit, to go with a cough syrup. The addition of some water makes the distillate a little bit more marine, gaining in salty and spicy character.
P: Peat is aggressive and pleasant at the same time. Typical bitter vegetable tastes, like roasted chicory, and smoked herring characterize the distillate, together with some blueberry-like sweetness; it gets savory with the addition of water, increasing the alcoholic strength.
Body is viscous.
F: Not too long; sensations bring us back to the palate, smoked fish and peat, with a note of licorice.
Ardbeg is ever an Ardbeg and this Corryvreckan makes no exception, the alcoholic section is well balanced and all tastes are perfectly amalgamated. This Ardbeg can be very attractive for a lot of young minds around the World
86,5/100Rom scored this whisky 86 points
Vanilla and peaty nose, a barn, oak, caramel, clove and a little marine note. Peaty, sweet mouth. Long final. Good but less than the Uigedail.Patrick93 scored this whisky 91 points
John Barleycorn scored this whisky 90 points
Peter87 scored this whisky 88 points
Jaydee scored this whisky 93 points
An excellent complex whisky, great taste and wonderful long finish. One of the best peated whiskies I have tasted sofar.cautopates scored this whisky 85 points
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very complex, complex! Light sea salt note, aromatic smoke, hardly any phenolic notes, freshness, then slight sweetness: possibly wild berries, then maritime again, smoke, After adding water: Swedish sauna alternating with fruit notes
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POWERFUL !!! Maritime, tar, smoke: Campfire, hardly sweet, great! Will be much better after adding some water. More sweetness, campfire smoke
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Long! Much spiciness, peppery, smoke, dark chocolate
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Kantenmechaniker scored this whisky 90 points
my favorite (standard) avatar. Again and again an experience that I find so no other whisky-
Smoke, peppery, chili, vanilla, quite dry, floral notes
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the whisky with the most intense mouthfeel, which I have drunk so far, first very creamy sweet with vanilla, a little like the Ten only more intense, then as soon as you let a little air in the mouth comes a sudden change to a strong spiciness with lots of pepper and Oak, over all there is heavy smoke,
with water, the transition becomes smoother, which I personally find a pity, because I prefer to leave the water -
very long, spicy with dry smoke in the background, there is no hint of the sweetness
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WillemvdK scored this whisky 88 points
Stunning peatbomb! It's a lot like the standard 10yo, but at cask strength and (probably as a result) much more complex.-
Ash, mineral peat smoke, cut grass, lemons, powdered sugar and smoked ham. Quite dry. Lots to discover behind the curtain of smoke!
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Very smoky, mineral and compared to the nose quite a sweet arrival. Fresh apples, citrus and vanilla pods. Straight up bourbon maturation.
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Dry, a slight bitterness. Smoke remains, transforms into something quite mineral.
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Achany scored this whisky 85 points
taldish scored this whisky 88 points
Wolv scored this whisky 83 points
dave3 scored this whisky 89 points
Marvin MacLight scored this whisky 90 points
Tomh scored this whisky 88 points
checkpointuk scored this whisky 89 points
http://www.weinkenner.de/2014/ardbeg-corryvreckan-committee-release-vs-standard-34031/ Color: full gold
Nose: Peppery herbs and very salty lemons, grapefruit and green apples surrounded by clouds of smoke.
Taste: Powerful alcohol that gives a full mouthfeel. Very much lemon and salt, but also creamy, smoky peat - pleasant and not overwhelming. Then again fresh herbs, grapefruit and grass in a generally very maritime held malt.
Finish: Extremely long - very pronounced aromas of citrus (lemon essence), fresh herbs with spearmint, peaty, dry and with vanilla.
Note: The vanilla flavors only come into their own when the dry part starts in the finish.
89 points (nose: 89 / taste: 89 / finish: 90)Kaltduscher scored this whisky 90 points
Simply wow.-
Voll und komplex. Hinter dem Rauch kommt Süße hervor. Vollmilchschokolade. Krokant. Karamell. Haselnüsse. Kandierte Äpfel und Aprikosen. Teer. Nasse Erde. Schmierstoffe einer KFZ-Werkstatt.
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Weicher Antritt. Nach kurzer Zeit pfeffrig werdend. Der Rauch kommt hervor. Süß und salzig zugleich. Honig. Mokka.
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Eine Urgewalt im Mund. Nach einem durchaus weichen Antritt zeigt sich der Rauch. Süße Aromen bekleiden den Gaumen. Cerealien. Vollmilchschokolade. Krokant. Später Leder. Tabak. Espresso.
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Georges scored this whisky 91 points
Georges scored this whisky 91 points
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Powerful and intense malty, apple, seewead, grapefruit
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Firm, fruity, peat smoke, lemons, salty, bitter grass
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Long, salty, smoky, apples
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JacobaEd scored this whisky 86 points
Paulski88 scored this whisky 79 points
Magnus Hillman scored this whisky 88 points
Good stuff! No doubt! Still, one of the best Ardbegs' out there.
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Peat smoke, smoked bacon, baked bananas, massive with tar, grass, is it wet grass or hay? Both I believe. Some dry leather and fresh tobacco is in the background, also butter scotch.
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Peat smoke and sugar, burnt sugar, fried bananas and syrup, smoky sweetness, really complex. Bacon again, salty caramelized bacon and black pepper.
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It's really long, THIS IS A FINISH! Behind the peat smoke there is a distinct fruitiness that returning right back on the palate. Some chili pepper and brine.
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Buckeyechemie scored this whisky 94 points
Nose: Peat, smoked bacon, iodine, candied ginger, golden raisins, baked apples, cinnamon, (cayenne pepper w/ water).
Taste: Peat, chili peppers, brown sugar, plums, charcoal, sea salt, smoked fish, oak, leather, tobacco, ash, bacon, wafting smoke.
Oily, BOLD! This is a party in my mouth...the kind of Hollywood montage-type party, that begins in a house fire and ends in memorable and enjoyable memories. Numbs the gums and flavors continue developing through the long finish. Less of a whirlwind of complexity with water. A collection must.ColorOutOfSpace scored this whisky 90 points
joep scored this whisky 90 points
Hvdree scored this whisky 87 points
Fable scored this whisky 83 points
Lucas Falchero scored this whisky 88 points
Excellent.-
Tourbé, fruité, caramel, girofle.
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Puissant mais graduellement.
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Assez longue.
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drkrylov scored this whisky 92 points
Taita scored this whisky 89 points
Some water controls the all too heavy taste-
Peat, nougat, see weed, caramel, orange, cigar box, carbolic, marmelade
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Peat, orange, liquorice, cigar box, marmelade, carbolic, pepper, almond, ash, syrup, sandal wood, see weed
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Peat, marmelade, nougat, cigar box, long....
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Roelv scored this whisky 90 points
At the moment my favorite peat monster. And reasonable priced for the quality you're getting-
Ash, Tar , Smoke , Peat , Lemon , White pepper , Oak
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sweeter then i expected, Peat, Lemon, Ash, hint of oak
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long sweet smokey finish , ends in dry ash
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Lovelytaste scored this whisky 85 points
bang 4 your buck 84%-
spicy, herbs, vanille..
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turf, pepper, citrus, grainy...
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earth, ground, earth, chocolate..
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Superted scored this whisky 90 points
Superted scored this whisky 90 points
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Peat Smoke Zilt chocolate
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smoke turf zilt salmiak
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Allandale scored this whisky 89 points
ASWhisky scored this whisky 91 points
a whisky without equal
Primal forces Ardbeg without frills-
intense peat and salty spice, Ardbeg typical, sea water from the port, leather, ripe apricots, dark chocolate
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Peat and smoke Islay, salt and seasoning, vanilla, grasses sweet clover,
a true and strong Islay experience of the highest quality
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long, peat, smoke, leather, wood, lots of salt liquorice and tobacco
also in the finish a strong and straight Ardbeg
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sjefke scored this whisky 88 points
Abydoss scored this whisky 90 points
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Ein Hauch dunkle Schokolade, salzig nach Meer, leichte Vanille (nach
Zugabe von Wasser intensiver), mild fruchtige Süße, dezente
Zitrusfrüchte (süßlich, säuerlich)
Dazu intensiver Rauch, aber sehr gut eingebunden. Er überdeckt die anderen Aromen nicht, sondern harmoniert sehr gut mit ihnen. -
Sehr intensiv prickelnd pfeffrig, rauchige Noten im Hintergrund, eine Spur starker Kaffee (Espresso / Mocca).
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Sehr lang und pfeffrig, trocken. Deutlicher Rauch, ein wenig Eichenwürze und wieder die Schokolade.
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joho scored this whisky 90 points
The best cask strength from Arbeg money can buyicon_of_sin scored this whisky 88 points
At first I did not like him, but always had the need to try it. Meanwhile he comes f-
Lots of smoke, medically, motor oil, washed grill grate, sea salt, candy / sugar water, star anise and dark chocolate.
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Very strong onset, ashes, wet soil, phenolic, lots of smoke, maritime notes and pepper.
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Violent with lots of smoke and medicinal notes, dry, machine oil and synthetic notes.
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Furtia scored this whisky 88 points
ALouis scored this whisky 88 points
Color :
Gold
Nose :
Beautiful peat, on the cold ashes mixed with cereals, oat cake.
Marks
medicinal, and citrus in the background.
The water brings him
more iodized notes and becomes more mineral.
Mouth :
Smooth attack on peat, cold ashes and medicinal notes.
Evolves on the
citrus fruits, especially lemon.
The water succeeds him
also on the palate, soothing the peat and bringing a little complexity
on camphor and cereals.
Long enough final
on iodized notes then cold ashes again.d1scostu scored this whisky 87 points
Nose: Smoke, although weaker than the Ten, dark sweetness, vanilla, espresso, the longer you sniff, the sweeter it gets, but without citrus, as with other ardbegs, slightly salty
Taste: sharp on tongue and neck, heavy sweetness, smoke
Finish: medium long, smoke comes through very clearly again, very dominantHunterRomario scored this whisky 90 points
In direct comparison with Uigeadil loses both points and price. Here, the smoke at the end is really much, at the expense of everything else, but despite this reservation, it is top-notch.-
Smoked meat, smoke, iodine medicine, sweet sweets, smoked.
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Bumpy, layered, salty than Uigeadail. On the tongue, at first, it is soft to make a huge amount of delay, this whisky fills up after swallowing.
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Dozvuk is dragged, cracked, the absolute "smokehouse".
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Drochaid scored this whisky 88 points
The Corryvreckan was brought in to replace the much lamented 1990
vintage. Thankfully this is a powerhouse classic Ardbeg that draws on a
multitude of cask styles for its recipe. It is oily, thick, sweet,
medicinal and tarry with rich phenols and smoke.torf-alk scored this whisky 89 points
Epitome of the untamed character of Islay-
Intense smoke, tar and dark chocolate combine with currants, brown sugar and earthy notes .
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Powerful with pepper, seaweed and espresso. This is followed by dark fruits and star anise
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Long and deep with smoke and pepper.
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mmaclean scored this whisky 89 points
At first it took me some time to come around to the Peat side of scotch.
This version was highly recommended and since then, it has been harder
to come by. I have appreciated it now that I have learned that you need
to savor the flavor on this one for a good two three minutes to get the
full span. If you were to just pour and sip and drink down like it was
juice, you would lose so much of the work that went into this beauty,
enjoy if you can find it.QuarterCentury scored this whisky 90 points
As a replacement for the much-loved 1990 Airigh nam Beist, Ardbeg
Corryvreckan had some pretty big shoes to fill, but the good news is
that this is a belter, winning World`s Best Single Malt Whisky at the
World Whisky Awards 2010 and Best No Age Statement Scotch from Jim
Murray`s Whisky Bible.GLEN MAUR scored this whisky 89 points
Collector57 scored this whisky 90 points
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Peat and tar. Lots of tar. Some sherry influence? Malty and creamy too underneath that
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Oily, peaty, creamy, tar, salt. Great flavour!
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Wow! This is a powerful and long finish. Loads of peat. Very warming.
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Lafroy scored this whisky 89 points
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Strong notes of peat, some iodine, sweetness, sea notes, seaweeds and strong countryside. Additionally, wet hay and caws. Some notes of spirit and oak.
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It starts with strong and deep sweetness, honey, grilled paprika, malted barley, peat, hot spices, white pepper and bitterness. Everything seems to disappear to let dryness and hot spices it. Also strong notes of sea water and seaweeds.
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Very long, hot, dry and sweet at the end. Hints of sea salt and intensive sweetness.
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JayR scored this whisky 94 points
Very good. Big strong finish. As good or better than supernova. Somebody give me a cigar.-
Peat, clorine, salt, acetone.
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Bacon, cheese, peat, salt
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Bacon, chesse, long.
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Tuna78 did not rate this whisky
A splendid whisky with lots of peaty and liqourice aromas. As I like the finnish salmiak and liquorice this really hits my palate. A wonderful and still affordable Ardbeg.-
Peat, oranges, toasted cashew nuts, melted unsalted butter, some salmiak (ammonium chloride)
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Minerals, seamans liquorice, peat, tar, sweet
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Smoky, peaty and tarry
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CrilleVBG scored this whisky 93 points
Superb whisky, there is not much to add, one of my favorites.-
A hellish attack on the nose, smoke, tar, cigar smoke. In the background a bit strong chocolate scent, cocoa.
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Great peat flavors, superbly composed. Deep, powerful and wonderful.
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Long as a Fidel Castro speech ... ;)
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peathead scored this whisky 92 points
A typical Ardbeg that's for sure. A 'got-to-have' whisky if you ask me, if you love Ardbeg of course.-
Big peat, smoke and iodine flavours. In other words: the prototypical Ardbeg notes.
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It takes a kick start. Immediately there is an explosion of peat, smoke, brine. This is an 'in your face' kind of whisky ... and I like it.
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Very very long and lingering with some peppery afternotes.
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