Ardbeg Ten (10 Year Old)

Product of: United Kingdom

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Introduced in 2000, this revered ten-year-old Islay whisky is one of the peatiest and smokiest single malts but is made less challenging by its natural sweetness. Bottled without chill-filtration.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 15/12/2011

Appearance:

Clear, pale golden.

Aroma:

Peaty, citrus, waxy nose with lime zest, coal tar soap, graphite, vegetal and grilled pineapple aromas.

Taste:

Monster smoky, peaty, salty, almost barbeque charcoal palate, made more approachable by sweet liquorice and faint vanilla.

Aftertaste:

Barley water flavours struggle for attention in the long tar influenced smoky, salty finish.