Thanks Mark and Nath! Great video guys. At the November Whisky Club Peat night I tried my first and only Ardbeg to date...the Spectacular and it followed some very peaty and cask strengths which I think left me feeling a bit under-whelmed, unfortunately. That said, I've heard that the Corryvreckan and the standard 10 year are just amazing, so they're also on my to-try-list!
Thanks mate. Peat is a funny beast and I find it hard to go backwards in peat level during a tasting. You might not like Spectacular, which is fine, but if you ever try it without having anything too peaty beforehand, I'd love to hear what you think.
@@thewhiskyscribe You're absolutely right about Peatiness always needing to move upward in intensity during a tasting. Don't worry, I have not given up on Ardbeg! When I get back to it, I'll let you know ;)
When I visited my Laphroaig plot, Ardbeg was being refurbished by the Glenmorangie people, so I couldn't tour. When the Committee started, I signed up, but my financial situation back then meant I couldn't keep buying special releases and they just stopped contacting me... With most of the ones I've tasted, I wouldn't want my own bottle anyway (Auriverdes was probably the worst), so I've only got (what's left of) Galileo and Ardbog. Perpetuum and BizarreBQ were all right, but not really worth the money. Unfortunately, I've tasted Ardbeg from when they still had their own malting floor and the current incumbents have never made anything anywhere near as good... (except for things like Provenance and Lord of the Isles that used very old stock). I am still a loyal Friend of Laphroaig and Arran White Stag and have bought every Wolfburn Kylver bottle so far! Oh, and as one of their original crowdfunders, I feel a strong connection to Dornoch too! But no Cult for me...
I would love to be able to get hold of some Ardbeg from before Glenmorangie took over. From what you've said, that would make for a really interesting comparison with what they're producing today. A couple of bad, or even mediocre experiences can easily ruin a distillery for you. There are a couple of brands I avoid for similar reasons. Laphroaig is a damn good alternative though, and I think Mark is a Friend of Laphroaig too.
Thanks Mark and Nath! Great video guys. At the November Whisky Club Peat night I tried my first and only Ardbeg to date...the Spectacular and it followed some very peaty and cask strengths which I think left me feeling a bit under-whelmed, unfortunately. That said, I've heard that the Corryvreckan and the standard 10 year are just amazing, so they're also on my to-try-list!
Thanks mate. Peat is a funny beast and I find it hard to go backwards in peat level during a tasting. You might not like Spectacular, which is fine, but if you ever try it without having anything too peaty beforehand, I'd love to hear what you think.
@@thewhiskyscribe You're absolutely right about Peatiness always needing to move upward in intensity during a tasting. Don't worry, I have not given up on Ardbeg! When I get back to it, I'll let you know ;)
When I visited my Laphroaig plot, Ardbeg was being refurbished by the Glenmorangie people, so I couldn't tour.
When the Committee started, I signed up, but my financial situation back then meant I couldn't keep buying special releases and they just stopped contacting me... With most of the ones I've tasted, I wouldn't want my own bottle anyway (Auriverdes was probably the worst), so I've only got (what's left of) Galileo and Ardbog. Perpetuum and BizarreBQ were all right, but not really worth the money. Unfortunately, I've tasted Ardbeg from when they still had their own malting floor and the current incumbents have never made anything anywhere near as good... (except for things like Provenance and Lord of the Isles that used very old stock).
I am still a loyal Friend of Laphroaig and Arran White Stag and have bought every Wolfburn Kylver bottle so far! Oh, and as one of their original crowdfunders, I feel a strong connection to Dornoch too! But no Cult for me...
I would love to be able to get hold of some Ardbeg from before Glenmorangie took over. From what you've said, that would make for a really interesting comparison with what they're producing today.
A couple of bad, or even mediocre experiences can easily ruin a distillery for you. There are a couple of brands I avoid for similar reasons. Laphroaig is a damn good alternative though, and I think Mark is a Friend of Laphroaig too.