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    Ardbeg Uigeadail 93
    Distillery
    Ardbeg
    Style
    Single Malt
    Release
    Unspecified
    Age
    Unspecified
    Alcohol
    54.2% abv.
    Region
    Scotland, Islay
    Bottled For
    Distillery

    A fine drop of Ardbeg bottled at cask strength. A marriage of Ardbeg from bourbon barrel and sherry butt which gives a sweet and smokey finish to this malt. Uigeadail is the loch from which all Ardbeg water flows.

    review by gfunksound

    99
    Color
    The afternoon sun in late August shining through orange stained glass windows.
    Nose
    Heather and vanilla cream. A seaside freshness. Cut grass on a recently watered lawn. Oak and sherry.
    Body
    Incredibly smooth for a whiskey of such high ABV. Light but complex.
    Palate
    Peat balanced by sherry. Marshmallows. Bonfires in the summertime making smores. Sea salt, vanilla, butter cream, dry autumn leaves burning on a cold day.
    Finish
    It's like a train that you ride on for a while. You ride then get off but the whiskey keeps going.

    One of those whiskeys that you never forget. A permanent member and centerpiece of my scotch cabinet.

    review by nockle

    90
    Color
    Burnished, calovados pays d'auge
    Nose
    Smoked Mackerel, mild sweaty cigar, Veal Demi-Glace, honey roast ham. h
    Body
    Dusty and powdery with strong full burnt and wettened wood
    Palate
    Plenty of maritime here, with burnt cocoa, small amounts of Licourice, Aniseed and fermenting Prunes poking through, evokes the best Perigord confiserie'.
    Finish
    Short and medium term finish is primarily fruit driven but the long finish turns quite carbonic with areas of sump oil and tapenade.

    A tremendous achievement, very complex indeed.

    review by mandrake

    95
    Color
    Pale gold
    Nose
    Orange, butter, burnt woody notes. Very strong and complex. Pine and sweetness.
    Body
    Remarkably oily and full.
    Palate
    Peaty as all get out, quite salty Wood and a bit of fruit.
    Finish
    Long and tingly. Very warming.

    Utterly brilliant Islay. One for the ages.

    review by coloradodram

    92
    Color
    Gold.
    Nose
    Buttered popcorn, charred flowers, some mild cooked fruit.
    Body
    Very oily and silky. Rolls nicely on the tongue.
    Palate
    Roasted marshmallows over mesquite wood, numbing (as one would expect at this abv), quite smokey, like thistle, pine cones, and grass in a chimney.
    Finish
    Amazingly smooth at this abv - indicates some aging behind this. Long and warm - don't reduce with water! Just have a glass on the side to pair with.

    This is an excellent buttery, lamp-oily, smokey, Islay time anytime your tongue has been built up to the task. The best I've tasted from Ardbeg to date.

    review by dr.whisky

    90
    Color
    A cop's bronze/orange sunglasses
    Nose
    Sweet, but sweaty and very smoky. Meaty. Norwegian smoked salmon. Caraway seeds. Red plums. Shaving cream. Smoked cheese. Beach parties with fires, cigarettes and other smokables, wet bathing suits, and sexy salty skin. And I could go on... this thing just doesnt stop giving!
    Body
    Big Impact.
    Palate
    Somehow enters the mouth softly, amazing at the strength! The taste is hot and bothered, but soft. Powerful yet not pushy. Immense peat fires. Cocoa and weak instant coffee.
    Finish
    Long sweet malty finish on a bed of burning peat

    Masterful stuff. A peat-lovers dream at a great price for the immensity of flavour.

    review by colin

    90
    Color
    Pale Orange
    Nose
    Slight sting, Strong sweet malt, Burnt sweet wood, like an appletree limb.
    Body
    Hot, Dry, Strong.
    Palate
    Peat, Sweet malt, Caramel, Some floural grass, Grain. Minty with more floural grass after watering.
    Finish
    Peat! Lovely peat! Some citrus, Slight ginger. More peat and grass with water.

    Don't you dare water this one. Dramatic and satisfying with a deliciously sweet aroma complimenting lovely strong peat.