Ardbeg Anthology: The Unicorn’s Tale 14 Year Old Review | The Daily Pour

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91Excellent

Ardbeg Anthology: The Unicorn’s Tale 14 Year Old

Scotch Ardbeg
  • Distiller

    Ardbeg

  • Bottler

    Ardbeg

  • ABV

    46%

  • Age

    14 Years

  • Price $100 to $199.99

The second release in Ardbeg's Anthology Series, this is The Unicorn's Tale, a 14-year-old single malt scotch aged in bourbon and Madeira wine casks. This marks Ardbeg's first release aged in Madeira wine casks.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 93
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Jonny McCormick
  • The smoky finish with menthol and eucalyptus really goes the distance.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • As the finish builds, the whisky takes steps that are lightly tropical in tone, more mango than pineapple, albeit touched with a light ashiness that keeps it grounded in Islay rather than warmer islands.
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  • Raided Score: 91
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • Ardbeg fans will likely find this to be a fun twist on a familiar profile, while those newer to the brand may need a little more time to suss out the various influences and semi-experimental blend.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • A bit jammier than last year's Harpy's Tale, this scratches a different itch and is a lovely, wine-laced, smoky beast.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Rich, buttery and berry sweet on the nose, tons of minerality combines with cherry, blackberry, toffee and currant. Big slate, bbq smoke, ash and cedar, vanilla bean and light butterscotch.

  • Taste:

    Moderate palate — jammy and fun up front with loads of sweet berry, stewed fruits, blackberry and currant with ash, charcoal smoke, barbecued meats and cocoa.

  • Finish:

    Long finish. The jamminess fades here a bit, supplanted by tons of butter cream, vanilla custard, slate and smoldering oak.

  • Overall:

    A bit jammier than last year's Harpy's Tale, this scratches a different itch and is a lovely, wine-laced, smoky beast.

  • Score:

    88

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

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources