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Tasting notes: Ardbeg Lord of the Isles
I bought this one around this time last year as a birthday present to myself, but it had to be shipped to a friend's UK address and I didn't have it in my hands until July of this year. I waited until my birthday of this year (Dec 10) to finally try it out:
Ardbeg Lord of the Isles (46%)
Nose: toffee, cream, smoky, sweet, heathery floral late in the nose, fruity
Palate: caramel/toffee, smoky, a little tobacco, a little earthy, some salt, lightly oily, smooth, nutty, fruity
Finish: sweet, sooty smoke, full and long, faintly salty
adding water...
Nose: fruity sweet, some smoke, some dark chocolate
Palate: sweet, toffee, smoky, a little salt, fruity
Finish: creamy, smoky, sweet, salt, nice and long
A great one from Ardbeg. Rich and full and tasty. Definitely one to relax to and savor. I lucked out and got it from Ardbeg's online shop when it was about USD$300, and as great as it is I'm not sure if it's quite worth $300. That said, I certainly don't regret having it! :) Unfortunately, it's out of stock and going for around $400 in auctions these days - there are certainly better ways to spend that kind of money on whisky.
Ardbeg Lord of the Isles (46%)
Nose: toffee, cream, smoky, sweet, heathery floral late in the nose, fruity
Palate: caramel/toffee, smoky, a little tobacco, a little earthy, some salt, lightly oily, smooth, nutty, fruity
Finish: sweet, sooty smoke, full and long, faintly salty
adding water...
Nose: fruity sweet, some smoke, some dark chocolate
Palate: sweet, toffee, smoky, a little salt, fruity
Finish: creamy, smoky, sweet, salt, nice and long
A great one from Ardbeg. Rich and full and tasty. Definitely one to relax to and savor. I lucked out and got it from Ardbeg's online shop when it was about USD$300, and as great as it is I'm not sure if it's quite worth $300. That said, I certainly don't regret having it! :) Unfortunately, it's out of stock and going for around $400 in auctions these days - there are certainly better ways to spend that kind of money on whisky.