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12Q2 - ARDBEG 10 Connoisseurs Choice, 1994, b. 2004 [Gordon & MacPhail bottling at Standard Strength] |
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00Q4 - ARDBEG 10 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bop |
Light yellow |
Light salt/peat |
Watery |
Piercing nasal, aggressive |
Goes upward into sinus; lingers |
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
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Centennial |
Blonde |
Peat/mint |
Watery |
Blunt |
Up and out |
(During blind tasting) Reminds me of Laphroaig.
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
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Lakeview |
White wine |
Peaty, medicinal |
|
Piercing, aggressive |
Like a cat burglar |
(During blind tasting) Gets better after a palate cleansing
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00Q4-Bop
December 2nd, 2000 |
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21Q4 - ARDBEG 10 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bluff |
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Buttery peaty nose |
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21Q4-Lakeview
December 11th, 2021 |
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Bop |
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Lovely - if you do not like this you are out of my house |
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Peaty, light salt |
Salted butter, some brine, non-aggressive gratis |
A winner all the way around. |
21Q4-Lakeview
December 11th, 2021 |
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Lakeview |
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$ |
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$ |
$ |
The nose is...whoa |
21Q4-Lakeview
December 11th, 2021 |
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20Q1 - ARDBEG 12 Galileo [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Brass |
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Salty on initial hint of the tongue. Cut it to get the salt. |
Ashen, sooty |
Fun, but a smack-you-in-your-face one. Supernova more refined version of the same idea as what Galileo does. |
20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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03Q1 - ARDBEG 17 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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04Q3 - ARDBEG 17 yo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bluff |
|
Sea mist, light peat |
Medium-bodied |
Salty, woody |
Warm and lingering |
very comforting - I expected more pungent nose. But The Macallan Cask Strength may have shot my olfactory senses. |
04Q3-Tao
September 3rd, 2004 |
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Bop |
Light |
Light - airy - sunlight |
Wet bikini / wet T-shirt contest |
Large - peaty, smoky |
a little sour |
Not as good as Ledaig 15 despite "Distillery of the Year" |
04Q3-Tao
September 3rd, 2004 |
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Cyclone |
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Peaty, lemon, apple, salty |
Jessica Beil - strong and curvy |
Spicy and sweet |
Enveloping and warm. Marshmallow |
Great!!! |
04Q3-Tao
September 3rd, 2004 |
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Irving |
|
Light sweetness |
Salty, medium smoke, not a lot of weight |
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Soft, mellow, quickly dissapates. A little tart. |
Not too exciting. |
04Q3-Tao
September 3rd, 2004 |
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Lakeview |
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slightly peaty |
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Peppery |
smooth like silk |
I'd buy a bottle |
04Q3-Tao
September 3rd, 2004 |
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Tao |
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Light |
Heather Locklear |
Pepper |
Longer |
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04Q3-Tao
September 3rd, 2004 |
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Ville |
|
salt, sea, nuts |
oily |
|
tart |
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04Q3-Tao
September 3rd, 2004 |
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20Q1 - ARDBEG 19 Traigh Bhan [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bluff |
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Pineapple. Pretty fruity for an Ardbeg |
|
White chocolate and pepper |
Long finish with a little kick |
This bottle was distilled the same week (March 15, 2000) as the first ever meeting of the KOTQ - Chicago (March 11, 2000). 9 out of 10. |
20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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01Q2 - ARDBEG 30 Connoisseurs Choice [Gordon & MacPhail bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bop |
Brunette |
Smells like vacation... freedom |
buxom |
Delicate, versatile, experienced |
Warm, trusting |
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01Q2-Ville
June 30th, 2001 |
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Centennial |
Gold |
Long and lasting |
syrupy |
salty |
Full circle - mouth-nose-eyes! |
Pinches and punches
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01Q2-Ville
June 30th, 2001 |
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Cyclone |
Weather worn brick |
pepper + dewy sweet air mixed with peat |
Zena warrior princess (Lucy Lawless) |
dynamic dancing smoke |
Drilling intensely and suddenly cowers away |
Great great stuff!
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01Q2-Ville
June 30th, 2001 |
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Irving |
Red Brown |
Soft peat, complete, regal |
heavy, voluptuous |
warm light smoke, |
not overwhelming - approachable |
Tumbling down a seaside hill - landing me gently on the sandy beach |
01Q2-Ville
June 30th, 2001 |
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Lakeview |
Light brown |
Peaty smoke |
|
Salty, almost like burnt BBQ |
As wonderful as the nose-makes sure I remember it |
Gets better after each sip!
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01Q2-Ville
June 30th, 2001 |
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Tao |
Finished maple |
Wham-bam-Alakazzam |
Full |
Big peat - the sea |
Strong but accomodating - Lara Croft |
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01Q2-Ville
June 30th, 2001 |
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Ville |
Orange |
Awesome, smokey, woody |
Strong, salty, pepper |
|
Great, lasts but not too long, Bold but mellow |
Will definitely try to buy
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01Q2-Ville
June 30th, 2001 |
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20Q2 - ARDBEG 5 yo Wee Beastie [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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23Q1 - ARDBEG 8 For Discussion Purposes Committee Release [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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06Q4 - ARDBEG nas 1977 [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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11Q4 - ARDBEG nas Airigh Nam Beist [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Balgam |
Carmel color |
Smokey |
Jessica Simpson |
Smokey peaty |
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God help - the beast in me! |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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Bop |
|
Amazing. Smoke and salty and then CHICKEN SOUP |
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Smoky deliciousness |
Cream sody without too much bubbles. |
Quite beasty indeed. |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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Lakeview |
Golden strand |
Classic peat and smoke but offset with |
Mature, leggy lots of curves |
Smoother than a classic Ardbeg, slighter peat |
Good, another scotch with which one could launch a session |
Clearly Ardbeg is the money, like the bomb. The Beist is luscious. |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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09Q2 - ARDBEG nas Airigh Nam Beist 1990 [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bop |
Light |
Cherry; iodine at beginning |
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Creamy |
Nice Islay malt |
09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
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Lakeview |
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Peat w/apricot |
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Mix of sea salt and cream |
Excellent |
Loved it with a cut |
09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
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Ville |
|
Sweet grass. Iodine, grass |
Thin but firm |
Creamy, silky |
Short, a little tart |
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09Q2-Bluff
June 26th, 2009 |
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20Q1 - ARDBEG nas Airigh Nam Beist Limited 1990 release [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bop |
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Full on experience. |
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High character, high flavor |
Less developed than the palate |
Evokes the water of life. Brought life TO me. |
20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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15Q4 - ARDBEG nas Airigh Nam Biest [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Bop |
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Mysterious but approachable. Entices you to indulge. |
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Great balance of pepper, salt, smoke, awesomeness |
Wonderful – never outstays its welcome yet always adds value |
Fantastic taste. A rare treat at this point with the legendary Beast no longer active/available. I tried to make my half ounce last the whole meal. |
15Q4-Bluff
January 17th, 2016 |
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11Q4 - ARDBEG nas Alligator [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Balgam |
Carmel colored |
Spices. |
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Starts sweet. |
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11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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Bop |
|
Orange late. Confusing actually. |
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Ash - physical ash actually. Unique in that regard. |
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Very unusual but should be in your collections. |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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Lakeview |
Caramel |
Subtle mix of sherry and peat |
Voluptuous |
A great Combo, the pear, pepper and buttercream come together |
Brings the Combo home |
Im glad I have this in my house |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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12Q2 - ARDBEG nas Alligator [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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20Q1 - ARDBEG nas Alligator [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Lakeview |
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Smoky blended with sherry notes |
|
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No taste of alcohol. All glorious charred wood and peat and water of l |
It's delicious. No desire to cut. Exceptional in all three dimensions.
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20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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20Q4 - ARDBEG nas An Oa [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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19Q4 - ARDBEG nas Corryvreckan [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bop |
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buttery, roast chicken |
|
powerfully peaty yet creamy |
Happy and salty |
Exciting nose, palate, and finish. Upper echelon Ardbeg. Doesn't need to be cut. In fact, better uncut. Named after a natural whirlpool. |
19Q4-Stretch
January 25th, 2020 |
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20Q1 - ARDBEG nas Corryvreckan [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Wood |
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Punch in your face |
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Peaty and smoke |
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Happiness |
20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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13Q1 - ARDBEG nas Corryvrecken [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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19Q3 - ARDBEG nas Drum [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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15Q4 - ARDBEG nas Galileo [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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17Q2 - ARDBEG nas Kelpie [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bop |
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Sweet nose (maple? bourbon?) |
|
Tasty but a little hot |
Short hot finish |
This is a delight. Definitely a buy. |
17Q2-Randall
July 29th, 2017 |
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11Q1 - ARDBEG nas Rollercoaster [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Balgam |
Light in color |
Very smokey & peaty |
Fergie |
Peaty full smokey palet |
Smokey |
Big peaty taste . A keeper. |
11Q1-Hoopie
April 2nd, 2011 |
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Bluff |
|
Smoke iodine BBQ ashtray |
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Long warm |
Really cool bottling, love the composition by year on the bottle. |
11Q1-Hoopie
April 2nd, 2011 |
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Bop |
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Light but consistent with palatte |
|
Encrusted love |
sweet peat |
What fun good and good value |
11Q1-Hoopie
April 2nd, 2011 |
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Lakeview |
Apple juice 🙂 |
Classic islaylic peat |
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Classic ardbeg but too young |
smooth for an 8 |
Great stuff but too much mktg |
11Q1-Hoopie
April 2nd, 2011 |
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15Q4 - ARDBEG nas Rollercoaster [Distillery bottling at Standard Strength] |
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11Q4 - ARDBEG nas Supernova [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Balgam |
Natural |
Peaty |
Kim Jenner |
Smoke |
Harsh finish |
Must cut just right |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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Bop |
|
Pure peat but when cut it noses just like a lobster |
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Confusing |
Harsh |
Somewhat undrinkable even cut. |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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Lakeview |
Lighter gold |
A river of peat |
Acidic |
Peat sandwich |
Bad Cranberries tune Linger |
Beist is significantly more approachable and enjoyable |
11Q4-Bop
January 21st, 2012 |
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10Q3 - ARDBEG nas Supernova 2010 (SN2010) [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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20Q1 - ARDBEG nas Supernova 2010 (SN2010) 2nd Release [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
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Ville |
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Single dimensional and smoky |
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Strong stairstep from sweet to creamy to peppery |
Heavy smoke on the finish |
Really enjoy the laddering the way the taste flows. Highest concentration of phenols ever when released. |
20Q1-Bluff
April 11th, 2020 |
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13Q1 - ARDBEG nas Uigeadail [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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21Q2 - ARDBEG nas Uigeadail [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bop |
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lovely smoke |
|
Delicious |
Comforting |
Really nice smoky single malt from Ardbeg (always a joy). Cask strength but can be tasted without cutting it. Might be better. ymmv. |
21Q2-Cyclone
May 22nd, 2021 |
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04Q4 - ARDBEG nas Uigeadail [Distillery bottling at Cask Strength] |
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Name |
Color |
Nose |
Body |
Palate |
Finish |
Comments |
Meeting |
|
Bluff |
|
Smoky, peaty |
Bold |
Salty, intense. Little cream, then peppery |
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Definitely needs to be cut, it's cask strength |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Bop |
|
3-dimensional nose--almost visual |
|
Cherry--black cherry |
Starchy, stout |
Cask strength--needs water added. Cask strengths don't need water all the time but when they do don't be afraid to do it. |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Centennial |
|
Sweet, ultra comforting |
Hologram of malt fulfillment |
A round tripper vs. daytripper |
Long train running |
Excellent! |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Irving |
|
Light peat, light esthers |
Intense, sharp |
Strong, medium peat |
Lingering heat |
Disappointed |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Lakeview |
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Peat and bourbon |
|
Taste the bourbon and raisin |
Peat that trails off into something great |
Wow! Definitely cask strength but still not overpowering |
04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |
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Tao |
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Bacon |
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04Q4-Ville
November 6th, 2004 |