I’ve liked the Ardbeg I’ve tried so far and I’m interested in trying the newer NAS expression that’s regular and a bit less expensive than Uigeadail and Corryvreckan. Fortunately we live in a time when certain companies sell samples so you don’t have to find them at a bar or take a risk on a bottle.
Minutia: The whisky in this expression comes from a variety of casks including: Pedro Ximenez Sherry, virgin charred oak, and ex-Bourbon casks. There are others involved but they are not mentioned in Ardbeg’s description. It’s vatted in a French Oak vat before bottling. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn.
Color: Amontillado Sherry, .9.
Nose: Smoky, vegetal. Winey fruit
Taste: Thin, minor heat. Weak.
Finish: Big smoke and pepper. Meaty. Medium.
Guess: Ardbeg An Oa.
This nose was too easy to guess with just 3 options remaining. I’m very surprised at the thin mouthfeel on this. Perhaps I’ve been drinking too much above 55% lately. The finish is very good and really helped this score. The taste was pretty weak, but I’ll be giving this a chance as a bottle to see if that’s consistent.
Score: 85
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