Ardbeg Uigeadail

Facts

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  Bottler

  Distillery Bottling

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  Country

  Scotland

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  Region

  Islay

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  Chill Filtered

  No

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  Colouring

  Yes

Tasting Notes

• Tasting Notes by the Whisky Exchange

  • Nose

    Chocolate-covered caramel and barley sugar with smoky leather, raisins and linseed oil.

  • Palate

    Chewy and oily with rich fruit-cake sweetness leading to honey and barbecue smoke.

  • Finish

    Long, dry and sweet with honey and treacle.

• Tasting Notes from the Producer

  • Nose

    Rich and weighty with heady and smoky aromatics. At full strength, the initial aroma is a beguiling mix of warm Christmas cake and walnut oil fused with fresh ocean spice, cedar and pine needles, followed by a smoky coal fire and a deep scent of well-oiled leather. The sweetness of treacle toffee and chocolate-coated raisins bring indulgence through the smoke. With water, the deep smokiness increases in intensity, reminiscent of Christmas pudding on fire; flowering currants and warm baked banana-and-walnut bread.

  • Palate

    Full-flavoured and rich with a deep mouth-coating texture, the taste is an intriguing balance between sweet, spicy and deep smoky flavours. The flavour is initially sweet as Christmas cake begins to soak into the tongue. A burst of winter spices sets off a smoky-spicy explosion countered by a sumptuous mid-palate of honey-glazed smoked food and chewy treacle.

  • Finish

    Amazingly long and chewy with lingering raisin, deep mocha tones and rich aromatic smoke into the perfectly integrated finish.

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