Ultimate Beverage Challenge 94 points - This beast of a whisky has incredibly intense aromas of baked seaweed, roasted salt, and barbecued lemon. The maritime tones continue on the massive palate that crescendos into a warming blast of camp fire and barley. - 2018 Ultimate Spirits Challenge (Finalist).April/2018 Whisky Advocate 94 points - Launched in 2003, Uigeadail remains one of Ardbeg’s core offerings. Matured in a mix of sherry and bourbon barrels and bottled at cask strength. Peppery peat, warm tar, coffee grounds, machine oil, and black pepper on the nose. The palate is complex and rich, offering orange segments sprinkled with sea salt, dark chocolate, malt, and ever-present sweet peat. Nicely balanced. Lengthy in the finish, with smoky caramel. Reviewed by: Gavin Smith (Fall 2018).October/2018 A fine drop of Ardbeg bottled at cask strength. A marriage of Ardbeg from bourbon barrel and sherry butt which gives a sweet and smokey finish to this malt. Uigeadail is the loch from which all Ardbeg water flows. 54.2% abv
