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93Excellent

Ardbeg Ten Cask Strength

Scotch Ardbeg
  • Distiller

    Ardbeg Distillery

  • Bottler

    Ardbeg Distillery

  • ABV

    61.7%

  • Age

    10 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Ardbeg Ten Cask Strength is a single malt Scotch whisky produced at Ardbeg Distillery on Islay. The whisky is matured primarily in ex-bourbon casks, with some casks filled at higher strength. It is bottled at 61.7% ABV and described as featuring notes of peat smoke, lemon, ash and hazelnut.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 92
  • Robb Report
  • By Jonah Flicker
  • And if you’re just a casual admirer of smoky Islay scotch who is up for tasting some cask-strength whisky, I think you’ll really enjoy this new single malt.
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  • Raided Score: 94
  • Words of Whisky
  • By Thijs Klaverstijn
  • The initial complexity didn't necessarily translate to the palate, which – while showing restraint – relied more on the distillate's peatiness and less of the other elements that made the nose such a joy.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • A peat bomb, but a delicious one.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Phil Dwyer
  • This is as good, if not even more complex, than I thought it would be. My initial thoughts were that this would just be a smoke and spice bomb, in a good way!
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House Review
  • Nose:

    The nose is fresh and fun with loads of peat, plus saline, biscoff, grape jam, fresh baked biscuits and honey.

  • Taste:

    A strong oak spine is joined by brown sugar, cinnamon and gingerbread. The back end of the palate gives huge ash and tobacco, cacao and espresso.

  • Finish:

    Peat, iodine and campfire — pure peat vibes.

  • Overall:

    A peat bomb, but a delicious one. Seek this out if you love big peaty scotch.

  • Score:

    90

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By David Morrow
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources