Ardbeg Uigeadail Re-Review (Is This A Peated Sherry Bomb?) 

When I have a peated whisky , my wife complaints that I smell like a bonfire! :-) I'm a real peathead, my first whisky was a peated one, and I loved it! Hope to taste the Octomore 1 day!

Worth every penny. Approaches Dark Cove and Super Nova greatness at a fraction of the price IMO.

Nice review guys. It's hard not to like Uigeadail. Just a few things to add here. I'm pretty sure that Rachel Barrie was the master blender at Glenmorangie at the time that Ardbeg was bought by Glenmo in '97. She helped in the creation of Uigeadail back in 2003. In 2009 it won WOTY in The Whisky Bible. Mickey Heads said that Uigeadail is a vatting of oloroso casks and 1st & 2nd fill bourbon barrels done about 4-5 times a year. The ratio is 15-20% oloroso sherry wood in the vatting. Also, I think it's important to check the bottling date. The older bottling dates seem to be a little bit better than current ones. It's assumed that they were using much older casks back a few years ago. On a side note, you should get your hands on a 2020 Sanaig. It's better than the current Oogie imo....and more sherried. ABV is lower but it's cheaper :). Cheers fellas!

I bought a bottle of this last year for $68, and now that bottle is almost empty, but it costs about $80 to replace it. Same thing happened to Bowmore 12, (talk about a "peated sherry bomb"!) from $50 to $70 in less than a year. It's hard being a working class fan of peated whisky!

I started trying peat with the Lagavulin 8 and quickly grew to love that expression, very quickly, and I fell in love with Lagavulin 16. Then I got to this outstanding Ardbeg expression and I truly love this complex profile. I love the flavours I am picking up from the bourbon and sherry casks and I get leather, walnuts, cloves and a definitely earthy quality. There is a citrus element that is wonderful but it's balanced and more gentle. It's not too strong. I can't discern whether I am smelling pipe smoke or cigar smoke (I am erring towards pipe smoke!) but it's there for me on the scent. It's a deal $$ IMO and absolutely delicious for me. Ardbeg has gone down a bit in the past couple of years and I miss the expressions of a few years ago but it's always welcome and is always on my bar and my husband's section the bar! Ardbeg v Lagavulin? I always come back to Lagavulin as a super core range of single malt scotch that I have to have but Ardbeg puts out some terrific heavily peated scotch and it will always be one of my favourites as well! Being in Canada I am used to much higher prices for alcohol as taxes are higher. I am happy to pay the prices for good quality whisky! I give this beauty a 3.5 but I wouldn't add water. Cheers!

This goes for $67 where I’m at. One of the best at its price range.

Nice re-review, boys. I love Oogie. It's my favorite of the core range for sure.

I bought my first Ardbeg today and it’s the Uigeadail. It’s amazing! I’m a huge Lagavulin 16 fan, I enjoy Laphroaig 10, and I still need to try Ardbeg 10. But this Ardbeg Uigeadail is superb.

I have to try this ASAP, I'm slowly working my way through my scotch journey. A peated sherry bomb sounds like heaven to me.

*Just picked up a bottle of this from Total Wine here in Redondo Beach, CA for $74. Smoky, sherry, delicious goodness.*

Great re-review guys! I bought this bottle after watching your Ardbeg line-up. Excellent dram!

I love this bottle. More than I should. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Cheers men!

My favourite whisky of all time! Along with Lagavulin 16 and Laphroaig quarter cask are my trinity of scotch.

Find this bottle to have changed significantly over the past few years. The whisky prior to the bottling change(around 2018) was much richer in sherry. By no means a batch snob as I rarely notice much of any difference between batches but have had a few bottles since the change and the current Uigeadail is a different beast. Much more peat dominant and feels younger. Hoping future years get better.

Just tried this for the very first time tonight, but wanted to see what you guys thought first before opening it. And to be clear, I have not tried any of the other Ardbegs yet. But this... this is sublime! And yeah, adding a little water to it just opens it up. This may very well be my new favorite. Also, just for kicks, I tried it in a whiskey coke with just a splash of Drambuie. Like I know it might be considered profane, but... try it. Oh my god, try it!

To me this is about 80% on the way to dark cove which is my favorite...love it

I was at a whiskey bar in Downtown San Diego when I was watching this review. You guys convinced me to order one while watching. Dobt regret it. It's a close second to Lagavulin 16 for me.

Definitely one of my favourite drams, always a bottle sitting in the kitchen. One of them whiskys that opens up with a few drops of water. I love the medicinal (TCP) tastes, slight smoke not as much as the 10 year old. But the sherry punch and super long finish. Slight grassy hay, sweet tobacco tastes going on. Great dram. Much love from Scotland ✌🥃

This is possibly my new favourite whiskey, luv how smooth it is at 54.2. Haven't tried it with water because I like it neat so much but will try a drop or 2 at some point just to see. Looking forward to trying the Corry some day!! Great review 👌🥃🥃

The 10 isn’t the oldest standard release. Traigh Bhan is a standard release at 19 years old.

Great review guys..one of yer best.I have ordered this for my birthday..May 3rd..cant wait!🎂🥃🥃🥃😃😃

I love Sherry and Laphroaig, and this Ardbeg is on my short list. I revisited a 2017 Lagavulin 12 and it buried the Leapfrog deep. So my minds thinks--try the Uigeadail or get the last Lag in the local shelf.

One of my absolute favorites. Ah I feel so lucky! I can get this for $70 any day of the week in my area. Cheers!

Ardbeg Uigeadail came out in 2003, first one I tried was 2005 and was amazing supposedly with a mix of older stuff. Newer stuff is still excellent. According to Mickey Heads, 1st fill and refill Bourbon and 15-20% Oloroso Sherry casks.

Awesome re review guys! I don’t feel like oogie is quite as good as it use to be but it is still such a classic🙂🥃

Just watched Drew's top 5 for 2020 and purchased this one! Really enjoyable and a nice change from Lag 16 and Laphroaig QC! $109 ouch, but worthy! Cheers

Nectar of the Gods!

Awesome re-review. This is one of my favorites and I love introducing people to it! But holy cow... $99? I don't even pay that for the Cory! I can walk out the door with the Oogie for around $72.50.

Great vid guys, i love the Ugie but think it is beaten by the 10y😋

I get a very salty Brine smell and a campfire and bacon or maybe ham I went from Johnny Walker Black label straight too ardbeg and all the taste it’s like honey cream delicious I love the stuff I am hooked lol Great review

Guys, i saw the video and bought this today

Picked up the Wee Beastie Thursday night, just on the neck pour, just seems like a young 10. Have some Ardbeg 10 to compare it with after the Wee Beastie has sat around for awhile.

$80 in NW Indiana/Chicago.

Ughhh.... I haven't dove into peated whiskies yet but I'm bold enough to go buy this bottle because I love sherry butts & I cannot lie 😅😅😅

$65 around here. Been all over this for a while now. Took it to xmas dad said he got porta potty on the nose.🤣😂 I got it after he said it. This bottle is awesome.

This is a fantastic bottle.

Currently $65-70US in Texas.

Im a bourbon drinker but Uigeadail is the undisputed aqua vitae champion at the 75$ range. Chared buttery sweetness. This is a great early afternoon sipper. Beware your once fav bourbons will be judged by its standard.

I agree with other comments. I compared a 2019 with a 2016 oogie, no comparison. Older is better. Don't it drink too fast!

$76 US, where I live. It is glorious.

Thanks guys

So funny i just picked this up last week to try.

Have to agree with Mark on the Corryvreckan ;)

Came fo the Ardbeg review. Subscribed for the T.A.R.D.I.S in the background! Who’s is that?

The OOGIE is excellent stuff. 4/4 indeed.

Still my favorite

$75 in SoCal

Still don't have a bottle of Oogie... oyoyoy! I'm thirsty now...

what would your scores be if you paid $75 dollars?

How does that compared to darkcove regular release?

How does the Lagavulin DE compare?

Good whisky you guys should invite swami the misogynistic in Montreal on your show

You guys are a bit high on the price, I get this online for just under 60

So dumb when people want to believe they are tasting all of these other flavors in a given spirit. Plums, chocolate, coffee, cinnamon, peaches, dark cherries, watermelon, etc. I mean c’mon guys. Don’t fall into the trap of trying to out do someone else by coming up with some flavor nobody else is using. Be ORIGINAL and say what it really tastes like. Sherry. Smokey. Peaty. Smooth. Warns you up inside. Done. Thank me later

This is amazing but now 100 bux in WA wtf Ardbeg secret out now

$76 on Flaviar with free shipping

Somehow i feel laphroaig is way more pungent than Ardbeg

What is NAS?

I picked up this bottle today (Dec 31st 2020) for $84.99 at a tiny hole in the wall corner store in Michigan. Only one they had. It's quite tasty and this is the first time I've tried peated scotch. Definitely a punch in the face, but it's like being punched with a complex smoky vagina. I love it