Reviews

Tasted blind beside an Uigeadail and a Wee Beastie. Nose: peat, medicinal, seaweed, bubblegum, leather, most complex nose, most Ardbeg like nose Taste: oily, better palate, spice, long finish, markedly better than the Uigeadail. Finish: Long and spicy The fruit that the marketing notes talk about is not apparent. The smoke is upfront and delightful. Smokiverse won this blind lineup. I think a lot of people want to discount this as another Ardbeg gimmick but they will be missing out. It’s a good dram and I recommend that Ardbeg fans add it to the bar Full blind tasting notes: Black - 3rd (Uigeadail) Nose peat, sweet, smoke, sea notes, burning wood, ethanol, more reminiscent of Lagavulin Taste: burn on the tongue, smoky, short finish, feels like more of an alcohol burn that an aged finish Red - 1st (Smokiverse) Nose: peat, medicinal, seaweed, bubblegum, leather, most complex nose, most Ardbeg like nose Taste: oily, better palate, spice, long finish, markedly better than black Green - 2nd (Wee Beastie) Nose: peat, mossy, hints of sour, less sweet Taste: lighter than red, sharp smoke note, medium finish

This is a fabulous dram. The nose is interesting with coastal notes with salt and brine. The finish is long with spice. At the price this is a great value and I highly recommend.

Tasted in a double blind and it finished 5th out of 6 for me. Kavalan with virgin oak is a fail for me, the oak is strong and tannic.

Tasted in a double blind line up and finished a respectable 3rd for me after Ancnoc 18 and Glen Scotia 15. The nose is relatively weak but the dram delivers on taste. Light and a hint of oloroso - a very nice dram. A bit overpriced but worth considering on sale.

This was tasted in a double blind. The dram came in sixth out of six entries. The virgin oak is so dominant that it was suspected to be a bourbon. Heavy tannic and ok notes, hints of coffee and chocolate. Nose is good but it falls apart on the taste. They tried to do too much and it is a fail.

Tasted in a double blind, picked it as the winner of the flight. Vibrant nose with fruit and a hints of salt and brine. Balanced and with a touch of spice, absolutely delightful.

Heavily peated and rich with smoke. The whisky is fine but I prefer Laphroaig or Lagavulin. Would not rebuy.

Purchased as I explored non-Islay peated whisky. This is much lighter and have much less peat than a typical South Islay whisky. The spirit is 7-8 years old and peated to approximately 18 ppm but it tastes even less than 18, in a way it is similar to a Bowmore. It is an okay dram but nit a rebuy for me.

An excellent peated whisky, this is a lovely version. Highly recommended.

Floral, lemon zest nose with elements of peat. Super approachable. Light on the palate with a malty note that I don’t particularly like. Sweet candied finish but very short. A very easy drinking dram but maybe a but simple.