RussShackleford
Ardbeg Uigeadail
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
November 15, 2019 (edited January 25, 2020)
Updated to reflect end-of-bottle tasting, and to clarify: Tasted neat in a Glencairn, no water added. Batch from 4/30/2018.
Smoked maple bacon with dates on entry, then transitions to young unlit cigar and saltwater, then finishes as mocha mixed with toasted malt.
Wonderfully balanced, and intriguingly complex. Nearly perfect.
The character changed during the course of three months the bottle lasted, albeit not the degree of Corryvreckan. However, like the Corryvreckan, the smoke mellowed, and the sweetness deepened. The rougher edges smoothed out. This is perhaps the only whisky I've known to get better with light oxidation.
It has come to my attention that batch quality has been erratic. This was my first tasting of Uigeadail, and I cannot speak for batches made 5+ years ago, but this one was a keeper.
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@Ctrexman I'll drink to that!
Lets face it Russ it doesnt get much better than this