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Ardbeg Ardcore
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
August 12, 2022 (edited August 13, 2022)
My last whisky in Ardbeg's distillery was their newest expression, the Ardcore. This one honours punk rock music and attitude, and it has been distilled from Black Roasted Barley, which is a new experiment from Bill Lumdsen.
Of course, as most Ardbeg Day expressions, this one has a Committee release as well, bit this review is for the normal one. Bottled at 46%abv.
On the nose, it feels yeasty and spongy. Beer and Chocolate. Not much else, but nice.
On the palate, it follows the same rythm, there is this Chocolate and Vanilla note that is mixed with some salty yeast.
Aftertaste is the best part. A smoke explosion. Beer and yeasty. Salty. It feels like charcoal smoke and charcoal rocks. Nice.
Overall, this is not the best Ardbeg out there. I thought my palate and nose were a little off, then i went online and i found a bit of backlash against this one. Even Ralfy is criticizing it. I don't think it is a bad dram, just a little simple, straightforward and not full of complex notes. My score for it is a dissapointing 83 over 100.
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@PBMichiganWolverine i actually believe there are some really good ones, and others, like this, not very good
I’ve learned through the years that Ardbeg’s corry , Uigi, and 10 are better than these one off special releases, which are all marketing and hype