Tastes

All the classic Irish whiskey taste with a subtle, smoked finish. A touch sweeter than most Irish I've tried, Heather honey in particular shines through. Really smooth and easy sipping, the smoke brings an interesting edge. Not brash or dominating, just lingers on the palate. Yeah this is actually really good 👍🏻

Plenty of smoke. Actually quite sweet at first with honey and vanilla. Light and bright feel to it. Not too bad a whisky.

Appearance is quite light and pale. Nose is all smoke, bonfire and a little cigar. Some brine in there too. Taste is sweet upfront with honey and bourbon 😋 followed by that campfire smoke. Lovely blend of sweet and smoke. This is so good. The benchmark core range islay whisky 👌

Can't get on with the nose on this, reminds me of car sickness and vomit! 🤷‍♂️ Taste is much better thankfully 😋 its bright, young and lively. Sweet malted barley and crisp 🍏. Hints of sea air and brine. Really light and tingles the taste buds. 50% abv but drinks so much lighter, just a lovely little tingle of heat. Love what these guys are doing by being so open with ingredients and recipes. A whisky to really enjoy and pick apart the ingredients

Sherry is less intense than the 12. This is a more subtle and rounded version. Smooth and easy drinking, this is at the other end of the scale to the 12. Both are equally good for me but for totally different reasons. 12 is intense, sweet sticky honey and Sherry, this is subtle and beautifully balanced.

Sweet Heather honey 🍯 on the nose with a hint of banana 🍌. Sweet Sherry, honey, banana and vanilla 😋 Sweet and tasty whisky

The Sherry is big on the nose, all the fruity raisins with a touch of honey. Taste is sweet and sticky 😋 all that honey Sherry up front with an oak finish.

The nose is wonderful on this. Smoky, earthy, meaty with some sweetness in there too. Taste is a lovely mix of sweet, dark fruits and smoked 🍖 🥓 🥩 like drinking Sherry with bbq! Slightly fiery, spicy finish. Definitely tastes like young whisky, its lively and raw, not as well balanced as older whisky. It certainly packs a punch at 47.4%! And they haven't compromised on flavour. Its all the tastes you want from an ardbeg in all its raw glory.

Nose is very subtle, hint of sweetness. Taste of fruit and light smoke. Quite nice so far.

So good! Bonfire and tobacco smoke on the nose 👃 taste is sticky sweet dark fruits up front. Sherry barrels shining through, then the smoke and peat wade into the finish. This has gone to #1 in my top whisky so far. Think Ardbeg is very much to my tastes 😋