With this fanfare, there is the assumed backlash where Laga 16 is often referred to as overrated in some circles. save. Color Deepest Gold. Although, perhaps overall it errs on the lighter side of most 72s. Mouth: superb delivery, like a very early Special Releases 12yo with a little more age and coconut-flecked sweetness. I know the Ardbeg is marked up a bit right now but I've heard a lot of positive buzz around the bottle. There’s no question that Ardbeg and Laphroaig are two of the world’s most peated scotches. There’s olives, gentian root, many herbal and medical notes and a beautiful array of coastal incursions. SGP: 477 - 93 points. finish, 50 cl.) Cask. It somehow manages to be both complex and overwhelming. Kilchoman Machir Bay is probably about the same age (both young NAS) but Mackir Bay has got a raw and unfinished touch. Beautifull Scottish Whisky Set. I was mainly sticking to Speyside scotches at first like Glenlivet and Glenfiddich. Despite the power you sense underneath everything unfolds with deft precision and control. It's the big dog in the barnyard. Given time you also get something almost cheesy - unlikely, but in a good way. A big, fat, slithering peatiness. I'd go with Lag 16 on this one. Whoever said 1978 Ardbegs were lighter? All the while this very mature, honeyed profile - which wouldn’t be out of place in a very old Glen Grant for example - is ever-present. To me, it's very "El Greco.". "Mickey, Willie or The Duke?" Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength . A super rare old bottling that should be just after the mid 1970s and before they transitioned to the gold and black label. ugh. It's the closest thing I can imagine to an Islay "comfort" whisky. Some beautifully elegant salinity keeps everything hyper fresh. Better late than never! Both are bottles that I tend to nurse until I have a replacement on deck... @ewhiskey I can not speak to the Uigeadail as I've only ever had the Ardbeg 10. All manner of earthy, sooty, smoky and peaty complexities fizzing and popping. Lag 16 is an acknowledged classic, colouring and chill-filtration notwithstanding, and every whisky lover should have it close at hand. Earlier version was scored around 90/100 by me (not sure about exact L-code, but should be 2007 - 2008 bottling). Nose: grassy, fresh and sooty at first nosing. I am definitely open to trying more except that the SAQ in Quebec only carry those two. Yes I bash Diageo, but it's not just me trying to be snotty - I simply don't like the flavor profile they all share, and they're all too weak from low ABV and filtration. 94 (£85.63/l) Get it Thursday, Dec 17. coffee? Their Uigeadail and Supernova (>100 ppm) bottlings push the envelope on palatable levels of peat (measured in Phenol parts-per-million, or ppm). I have been drinking Laphroig 10 the last two weeks and really enjoy it. Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle? Lots of smoked canvass, fabrics and coal dust. If you had an old bottling of the 16yo from around the early 1990s and imagined a version at full strength then you might conjure something akin to this style. Or - dare to dream - 100 proof! With water: extremely pure and coastal now. oH well. Uigeadail taste like … I've grabbed the bottle at just over $50 and I've seen it for sale for $90. It IS a great whisky but for me, it certainly isn't the holy grail ; ). A great dram for winter after a prime rib dinner. In the middle sweet vanilla floats about mingling with bits of toasted nuts and pine needles. Goes to show that Ardbeg was still making some rather incredible whisky in the late 1970s. To think that these bottles used to be given away if you bought a case of gin or some such other nonsense. Sherry plays some role in both, but the sweet notes in Uigeadail seems to be "darker" (chocolate? Cask Strength Non-Chill Filtered Natural Color. Smoked malt extract, TCP, smoked meats - indeed, just rather smoky all round. I really loved them both due to how smooth and easy drinking they are. Comments: We didn’t call the anti-maltoporn brigade but, rather evidently, we should have had them on speed dial. 39 2oz. Despite the strength, the elegance, control, power and sheer force of peaty personality are massive. Whisky Exchange Head Buyer Dawn Davies MW and Whisky Ambassador Billy Abbott review a favourite from the south coast of Islay, rich and sweet from sherry-cask maturation and layered with stacks of smoky peat. What’s impressive is not the power but the restraint; you don’t really feel that vertiginous alcohol. Ardbeg Blaaack Limited Edition . With water: again water works wonders. Nose: seawater, kelp, smoked rubber, creel nets, tar, iodine, oysters, sheep wool… all the usual 70s Ardbeg tricks. Lagavulin 16 vs. Talisker 10, Ardbeg 10, and Laphroaig 10. The complexity is in your face. To me, the tastiest, however is the Ardbeg 17. The nose of this whisky comes off exceptionally well for cask-strength and does not give the impression as such with an interplay of softer peat and meyer lemon with a touch of creaminess. Should be fun. 43 2oz. And so, ultimately, it comes down to what floats your boat. all the music, There’s also some rather earthy notes of black tea and vegetal things like baked cauliflower, caraway, antiseptic and asparagus. Finish: endlessly smoky, resinous, fatty, glycerol, herbal and umami. Another from this often excellent but still rather silly series by Diageo. The complexity is clear, but it doesn't shout at you. Lemon cough syrup, antiseptic and charred white fish over coals. Colour: deep gold. An 8 YO Lagavulin has a higher concentration of phenols than the 16 YO, and both are higher then the 25 YO. Others follow their nose, their destiny or the advice of a good friend. And it’s fantastic. I prefer Ardbeg, when it comes to peaty malts, the Uigeadail, in particular. 5,0 sur 5 étoiles 6. In fact the wood stays a respectable distance throughout, just delivering this perfect nibble of spice round the edges. Colour: gold. Gets increasingly salty and very punchy. ), but much less often, if at all do I stumble upon the great Lagavulin 16 (given I have not searched, I only noticed that it has not been mentioned in many of the discussions I've read). Only here there’s also green peppercorns in brine and English mustard powder. Ardbeg uigeadail - whisky d'Islay Ardbeg uigeadail whisky de l'ile d'Islay est issu d'un assemblage de fûts de 10 et 13 ans ainsi que quelques fûts des années 1970. Which would you choose between Lagavulin and Uigeadail? Lots of black olive, dried seaweed, smoked mint and eucalyptus oil. Maybe it's the 60.1 ABV. – 88/100. Not even close. 86% Upvoted. It’s complex, subtle and different all at once. Ardbeg 10 Year Old Bone Pack. Before I was born, when my home town still had three baseball teams, a popular discussion was over who the best local center-fielder was. However, if I had to chooses between the Lagavulin 16 and Ugeadail, Lagavulin 16 would be my choice. Uigeadail taste like … Ardbeg 2000 (Whisky Show 2020) Ardbeg 20 yo 2000 ‘An ever-changing world of order’ (57,2%, TWE for Whisky Show 2020, bourbon barrel #1087, 247 btl.) Maltmark replied @ abunadhMatada It is way beyond in complexity compared to the 10. Huge thanks to Gary, John, Harrison, Emmanuel, Jonny and Dirk. Lagavulin Distillers Edition 2005-2020. Also, campfire ash, smoked meat, pepper and spice, malt, sweet sherry influence again, liquorice and some honey. Herbal, smouldering, medical sooty and hugely salty. Ardbeg Uigeadail – Named for Ardbeg’s own loch, Uigeadail — if you hike the 3 miles to get there from the distillery, you’ll find a lockbox containing whisky and glassware, gratis. Lagavulin 12 yo (43%, OB ‘White Horse’, Jardine Matheson & Co Japan import, 1970s) To me, this flavor tastes somewhat "stale" and lacks a liveliness or freshness that I find in whisky matured in first-fill oak. Lagavulin 16 has an almost cult following among many scotch fans. Ardbeg 1974/1991 (56%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society #33.11) Comments: Water really helped this one by bringing out a more cohesive and classical profile dominated by distillery character and a greater harmony between cask and distillate. Runner Up in TWE's Whisky of the Year 2014. East of Lagavulin and Laphroaig on the southern coast of Islay, Ardbeg is known for being among the most heavily-peated single malts made. The worldwide, world-famous Ardbeg Committee. Ardbeg Uigeadail (pronounced ‘Oog-a-dal’) is a special vatting that marries Ardbeg’s traditional deep, smoky notes with luscious, raisiny tones of old ex-Sherry casks. Bottom Line – Lagavulin vs Laphroaig. They both come from Islay, home of the peated whisky with all its rich smoky complexity. Gets increasingly sooty, dry and with a rather burnt aspect emerging. The base is that trademark Ardbeg wet bonfire peat with notes of raisins smoked meats fennel and sweetened dark fruits like an over ripe plum and much more. There’s still this wonderful mix of medicines, hessian, old rope and dried seaweed with a whiff of diesel fumes in the background. It usually is at or around the top of recommendation lists for Islay malts. Mouth: Stunning! I was going to hold off publishing this session for a while longer as I’m trying not to do these kinds of big ‘bonanza’ posts too often, and especially considering the recent Springbank ‘Megasesh’ we did. Lagavulin 16 or Ardbeg Uigeadail? SGP: 577 - 94 points. Ardbeg, Uigeadail vs. Corryvreckan stats: Uigeadail: single malt Scotch, Islay, 54.2%, $80 Corryvreckan: single malt Scotch, Islay, 57.1%, $75 I recently compared Ardbeg’s flagship 10 year old to their moderately peated, limited edition Blasda bottling, while at the same time going over the history of the distillery. On further reflection, and tasting, I'll go with cjkocher. Lagavulin 8 Year Old 200th Anniversary Edition. Laphroaig 25 Year Old Cask Strength 2019 Edition. It feels quite close to some 1988 and 1990s bottlings at similar ages so we’re in familiar territory. You also get these beautifully complex notes of toasted black pepper, smoked green tea, natural tar extracts, lamp oil, hessian and candied citrus peels. Nineteen men filed into our friend’s pub. Pure seawater, wet seaweed, oysters, sea urchin, mercurochrome, aspirin, petrol, natural tar and antiseptic. It is quite interesting to compare them. Lagavulin 16. 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