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Honey
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Fruit Cake
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Ardbeg Uigeadail Reviews
Tasting Notes
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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.
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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.
95 Customer Reviews
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This has been my first bottle and it’s one of my favorite whiskies. I’m a Lagavulin 16 man, but this was really an experience.
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Highly recommend. Everything about this whisky is amazing.
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Having had a recent chance to try various Uigeadail bottlings from 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012 and 2016, I'm sorry to conclude that my favourite core Ardbeg is a shadow of what it used to be. While comparing the different years showed a linear downward trajectory in complexity, sherry influence, and finish, I was still surprised by how lightly coloured and young tasting the 2016 was compared to the others. It's an interesting question whether it is entirely honest marketing to continue bottling this stuff under the same product name, and my answer to it would have to be "no."
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I bought a bottle because I had finished one and liked it so much I had to have another
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definitely my all time favourite.
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Worth every penny - wonderful Whisky
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Pure perfection. Do not hesitate. Just buy.
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This is an experience or life event. After a few, it's like an orchestra for the tongue.
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This is not the first bottle of Uigeadail I've bought and it won't be the last. Although, because of Ardbeg's policy of limited release, it is getting harder to come by. WHY is this not a permanent addition to the Ardbeg range ? Gripe over. 15 years ago, I wouldn't have thanked you for any Islay whisky. I couldn't see past Speysdes such as Glenlivet or Balvennie but my taste has changed (matured?) after spending the last three summers on the Island. Quite simply, this is an exceptional whisky. I won't bore you with what ( I believe ) it smells and tastes like. I will only reiterate its excellence - neck and neck with Lagavulin"s finest. p.s. Ferry already booked for this year.
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Decisions...decisions...this, or Corryvreckan as the best malt in the world? Certainly the best in Islay, so what to do? Get both of course. Where the Corryvreckan is a bare knuckle fight with your tongue, Oogie dances around your senses like Ali at his best. The sherry finish adds an apparent sweetness that draws you in, and pow! smack in the face with that towering peat. Never mind christmas cake, this is like eating the xmas pud whilst it's still alight! Fantastic.
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Great whisky. Great mouth feel. Great smoke. Flavors also of honey, dried cherries and almonds, raisins. 4 stars only because this is my first foray into Islay. Other targets are Bunnahabhain, Lagavulin and of course Laphroig. So will wait to add star 5.
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Absolutely stunning. A sumptuous dram that gets better with a splash of water. Far exceeds my expectations.
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This is simply an amazing whisky. It’s right on par, or dare I say it exceeds, Lagavulin Distillers Edition. I think it does. For a whisky bottled above 50% ABV, it’s incredibly friendly and easy to drink. But the tiniest splash of water really brings out more fruitiness. Wonderful stuff!
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I can say this is probably my favorite whiskey. What I get from the nose is a sweet oil and smoke and after I read from the tasting notes a bit of leather. The taste is excellent. Rich and bacon/barbecue would be the best way to describe it. The finish is equally sweet and thanks to the high alcohol very warming (of course, but still worth mentionin). I didn't buy this in Finland but even for the finnish price of nearly 100€ this is a good buy.
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Perhaps the smoothest single malt I have ever tasted.
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Am-az-ing!
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Magnificent. The Holy Grail of single malt.
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Bought this for my husband who wanted Ardbeg for ages. He loves Lagavulin 16yo and from reading comments from others, I chose this one. He was over the moon with it and loves the deep peat flavour.
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The best whisky I ever taste !!
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The best 'smoky', better than Lagavulin 16
