As a fan of Lagavulin and Laphroaig, I wanted to try what is billed at the peatiest of whisky. When I poured it from the bottle, I was struck at how light it was. It’s a pale yellow, very pale, and the peat and smoke is very evident. I added a few drops in and it opened up a little, with a little fruit sweetness hiding behind the smoke and warmth of the whisky.
Overall, it was pleasant but nothing shouted “peaty!” like the billing leads you to believe. In the future, I think I’d like to try one of the more mature bottlings to get a more complete picture. Or… I just need to try it some more. 🙂
(Photo: ppz)
The Ardbeg 10 is good but you have to try the 17 to get a good picture. Great blog, keep it up
Ardbeg offers verious peat level in their range. I would say the 10 year old price is very approachable but offers very light peat in comparison to other Ardbeg. It’s a very nice drink for almost all occasions due to light peat. I think it will be hard to find other Islay 10 year old like Arbeg 10.