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92Excellent

Ardbeg Spectacular 2024 Ardbeg Day Release

Scotch Ardbeg
  • Distiller

    Ardbeg

  • Bottler

    Ardbeg

  • ABV

    46%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $100 to $199.99

Released for Ardbeg Day (June 1) 2024, this 46%-ABV single malt scotch has a circus theme and is aged in bourbon and port casks, making it Ardbeg's first whisky release to mature in port casks.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 91
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • It’s likely to thrill the brand’s longtime fans while appealing to a fairly broad swath of Scotch drinkers. Successful as that seems, I can’t help but feel it’s just a preview of things to come, implying — but not quite clearing — a high bar for what the distillery’s product can accomplish by integrating port cask aging.
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  • Raided Score: 95
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • The journey is a worthwhile — and unexpected — one, making this one of my favorite Ardbegs ever.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By David Fleming
  • Spectacular is aptly named.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • A really fascinating release, this chapter jacks up the peat, layers in some lovely white grape and honey and kicks with plenty of pepper. A "Spectacular" release indeed.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Whiskey Reviewer
  • By Richard Thomas
  • That lavender note is the strongest delivery from the Port maturation, because the palate loses it.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Mark Bostock
  • An unusual combination of peculiar aromas and flavors, I particularly like the cooling eucalyptus — this is definitely a dram to try, but it's one I think will divide individual perspectives amongst tasting groups
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Heavy honey, vanilla bean, fresh baked bread, figs and toffee. Custard, smoldering oak, touch of cedar and a hint of pine. Rich and interesting.

  • Taste:

    Moderate palate. Lovely white grape, butterscotch, vanilla bean, salinity, pepper and minerality. There’s quite a bit going on.

  • Finish:

    Long finish. Heavy smoke, salinity, pepper and slate. Delicious vanilla bean, apples, pears, apricot and white grape, blueberry and oak.

  • Overall:

    A really fascinating release, this chapter jacks up the peat, layers in some lovely white grape and honey and kicks with plenty of pepper. A

  • Score:

    92

  • 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