Ardbeg 10 | The Whiskey Dictionary 

The Whiskey Dic it's all good, in my opinion audio is more important and many videos have crappy audio that I just click away straight away. Keep up the good work. Would you be able to do a lagavulin 16 in the near future? :)

+Jonathan Foong It's pretty high on my list, but I'm "booked" until at least March

the bottle was properly focused, this is important

What show?

Funny weird how for scotch INDEED the Islay peat smoke CREEPS UP on your taste buds..... Just poetic how you describe your coming of age with flavor on this one for I too FULLY RELATE on how it creeps up.... Just so INTERESTING AND COMPLEX it is sip, after sip, after sip........... CHEERS!!!!

Laphroaig did a number on me when I first bought it. The peat smoke was subtle at the beginning and I was somewhat disappointed considering everyone was hailing it as a peat monster, but as the months passed the damn thing actually started tasting like a bonfire + the iodine taste finally revealed itself... Love Islay!

Jef Bennett I think this is how everyone first experiences an Islay whisky. Lol

@@cato451 No I just drank the lagavulin 16 and ardbef 10 as my first one and second one (I bought them at the same time) and from the first dram I just loved it. Needless to say I only buy Islay/smokey/peated whisky's. For example 1 that I have that is not from Islay is the Talisker 10. For the rest what I have now is an ardbeg 10 (I always have this one) the lagavulin 8 and the Laphroaig 10 batch 14 cask strength. Next week I go afther another ardbeg 10 and my port charlotte 10y heavely peated should arrive soon too. My bottle off the 5 wee beastie is just finished, I drank the last 3 drams today. (It's weekend) Cheers🥃

They say that every whisky drinker ends up in Islay

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary I've one leg in Campbeltown and the other in Islay!

+THE WHISKY COUCH Thanks! I'm trying to flex my editing abilities a bit more to try to improve my overall quality.

Totally agree. I'd love if they expanded the core line with solid expressions rather than so many half thought out expressions

That's a great idea! Any other good pairings you know of?

+foodquig Thanks, and I agree.

+Nico Juarez Its a good decision!

Overall I've been impressed with their masters collections

How much is 10000 yen in euros? Here the ardbeg ten has a price range between 46-52 euro.

@@Kvs-vf9nt It's about 77 euro.

@@SuperKrisco Ow yeah that's high end price for the ardbeg 10. Wow never saw it at more than 52 euros. And if the price is 52 euros you get a free dram in the bar where I buy it. You can choose offcourse not a 1000euro one but defenitly something like for example a lagavulin 16 or even a lagavulin 12.. I had an Octomore dram of 3cl and didn't had to pay it. I bought an ardbeg 10 for 52euros and a laphroaig 10 batch 14 cask strength (150euro) and the Laphroaig was normally 155euro priced. But he said I sell it for 150 to you.. the owner is a very chill dude and not a snob that's why I like to go there. The first time I went there I had 6 drams and didn't payed for a single one off them. Okay I bought 2 bottles off not so cheap whisky then too but yeah.. Still other shops won't do this. For your problem 1 solution. Look online to some company that ships worldwide.

You picked well! I hope it grows on you

I hope u kept at it and now live this fab expression! Next to Lagavulin I adore Ardbeg expressions. My gateway into Islay peated scotch was Lagavulin 16! It remains my favourite. Outstanding! Cheers!

+Juan Pablo Villarroel Cheers!

Juan; Right on ya amigo!!!!!

+Aizuaka I knew I liked it, but i like it so much more while drinking it for my review

Have had all three neighborhood tastes and so far Ardbeg is my go to as well. Laphroiag and Lagavulin are both absolutely beautiful expressions too but Ardbeg takes the cake for my taste buds...................

+The Malted Man Cave I'm with you. Ardbeg is sooooo good

Without a doubt!

+Grannn Ardbeg!

Screak-screak-screak-POP! Awesome......

I die a little inside every time time I realize that the bottle has a screw-top and not a cork :))

+Grannn I'm with you. Even when it doesn't matter, it totally matters

+Jesse Regenauer hah!

+Michael Buckwash Thanks!

+Peter Vall first world problems!

Love me some Ardbeg

+Press Man You know it! I'm excited about it. I look forward to seeing you there!

I could see people who are not used to Peat, tasting smoke and assuming anything that tastes like smoke is a peat monster especially if they wanna be fantastical or exaggerate. Ardbeg 10 remains 1 of my favorite scotches

​@@TheWhiskeyDictionary I wish I had a case of Ardbeg 10!

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary BTW. If you have an interest in the US Civil War, I learned which whisky, among others, Gen. Ulysses Grant drank. It is called 'Old Overholt’, and it is a rye whisky. The research was done by history author Tom Elmore. Strangely, after 160 years, the whisky is still sold in Virginia state stores! $25 per bottle. Review it, if you have a chance! Elmore also found that ‘Glenlivet' was popular with Southern planters.

@johnzajac9849 I've had Old Overholt. I'd be interested in covering it for sure

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary That’s marvelous! I plan to buy a bottle of it to learn what General Grant liked. Elmore also claims that the whisky was drunk by Doc Holliday and Pres. John F. Kennedy. It’s hard to believe that Old Overholt is still for sale 160 years after the CW. (Google search Elmore’s November, 2021 article: 'What did soldiers drink during the Civil War?, Mainly a lot of whiskey’)

+HarryWally Thanks Harry! I'm eager to try the An Oa as well

+MaximanX I enjoy the overwhelming smoke, but i wouldn't call it balanced. But thats also not what its meant to be. What's your favorite kind of Laphroaig?

The Whiskey Dic only had the 10 and the quarter cask so far but my favorite is the 10. Cairdeas 2017 is coming out at the SAQ this week so im gonna pick up a bottle for sure!

It's probably too early for me to say this, but Uigeadail is my favourite whisky so far. It's the first time I've wanted always keep a bottle of it on hand.

Ooo ooo have corryvreckan!

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary I actually have a bottle, but I personally don't like it as much as the Uigeadail. I've heard it's the sherry cask finish, but I haven't had anything that replicates the savoury finish of the Uigeadail. It gets warm and viscous as you leave it on your tongue and it finishes like a fatty and barky (crispy) piece of brisket or prime rib.

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+Cyrus Roshdieh I have a bottle of the Quarter Cask. I'm looking forward to it!

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Lol

+Jesse Regenauer That's really interesting. I haven't played around with mixing much. I hear lots of people giving it a try though. Maybe I should give it a go.

It really is some of the weirdest libation beverage science I never had the idea I'd be trying to do myself.... It is like opening new flavor doors in an odd culinary snob way. Funny though for me----I tried this w/Glenfiddich 12 year and it really did not impress (this being that I like both single malts by themselves otherwise). Really fun trial and error to discover something special---or a not so special. Tried this Ardbeg 10 mix on the basic plain jane white label Bushmills and holy shit did it open up doors........ Ardbeg 10 is known by some to be an amazing malt whisky to open up other malts and/or blends........I am now on a fun journey with this too------I will report back to advise on additional tasting notes-----PLEASE DO ADVISE IF/WHEN YOU START THIS as I'd LOVE to hear what you discover!!!!!

Water helps a lot. Keep that in mind

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary Good to know, thanks!

Good luck!

+Tony Moceri Fantastic!

Cheers Bill, well I tried it neat, I don't dislike it, normally I drink my whisky with ice and a splash of water. Trying new things drinking it neat. First I get smoke, salty as well. Going to give this a try with my normal ice and water

+Tony Moceri Great! I'm glad you like it!

+Joshua Fetter it's on my to do list for sure

Me too!

Hi Rex. If I may ask how did you acclimate or get used to the taste of the Ardbeg 10? Was there a starter whiskey before the Ardbeg 10 that you tried then went to the 10?

So many whiskies so little time

@@TheWhiskeyDictionary if they can wait 12 years to make that gem, I'm sure I could wait for sometime. Love from India! Also, just an added request. Please do a few reviews of Indian whiskeys. Loved the one on Paul John.

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I totally agree

Did you have another Islay whisky named Caol Il? also peaty and smoky, but expensive and not very popular, J.Walker use it in his blends

I've actually had it a few times. I'm a big fan. I had their 18 year just last weekend at a Kentucky Derby party of all places

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Артём Репин ха-х, ну а как иначе! ;-)

+Peautiful Benis It'll be in the Scotch Test Dummies Channel. I'll do an announcement on this channel today

+Louie Jones totally reasonable! Islay isn't for everyone. There are few that I've had that is call "casual sippers"

The Whiskey Dic most definitely. I have been thinking about buying some bowmore or cali-la hopefully I spelled it right lol

+Louie Jones caol ila

The Whiskey Dic yep that's it lol

+Louie Jones Islay is like the black coffee of whisky. You've just gotta get used to it, but it takes commitment!

Lol. Nice

+Steve Walther They continued to age the whisky in the warehouse despite the distillery being closed down.

Haha!

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