This review is for a bottle from 2016. “You cannot keep a good expression down” should be the theme for Ardbeg Uigeadail. The last bottle I finished was from 2016, and 2016 was still an amazingly good time; much better than the Dark Cove released the same year. Ardbeg Uigeadail has been decreasing in price every year, going against the trend for Scotch, because the amount of quality sherry cask influence decreases every year. Meanwhile, Ardbeg has yearly special releases that invariably fail to be better than the Uigeadail despite the obvious attempts by Ardbeg to cheapen and worsen the Uigeadail, year after year. I’m sorry, but your overpriced yearly NAS specials still cannot beat your core masterpiece. As of 2016, I can tell you that the Uigeadail is still an amazing whisky. The dustier the bottle that you can find on the shelves, the better. I will pay over $500 for bottles before 2011. When I think of a combination of peat and sherry, there is no better example than an old Uigeadail. This is buttery, sweet, salty, and I always get the taste of charred lobster shells, which is a mindblowing note from a whisky. I hope the note will persist in more recent renditions of the Uigeadail, but I am not sure. Score: ** (unimaginably good) How much does a bottle cost: $70-95 How much do I think a bottle is worth: $150