Whisky Review/Tasting: Ardbeg TEN 10 years 

You taught me so much about the great world of whisky tasting!

Horst, an excellent review as usual. But I want to say this: CONGRATS on your superb English! You should be very proud of your command of the English language. I only wish I could speak multiple languages well! I just purchased this whisky tonight based on your review. It is indeed extremely flavorful!

Ardbeg 10 has rapidly become one of my favorite Whiskey 🥃 Peat yes Smoke yes yes Slight sweetness on the finish... definitely. A solid Scotch whisk(e)y. 😊👍🥃💪

I absolutely love Ardbeg 10. Total steal when so many other whiskys are overpriced. The flavors are so intense, it's incredible.

Another phenomenal review from this legend. One of my favourite drams, glad to see you enjoy it just as much.

Fantastic video...I just purchased my first bottle of Ardbeg 10 and in all honesty, I was beginning to have a little "buyers remorse". This is my first bottle of peated whisky and I genuinely thought it was going to be my last. I couldn't get past the overpowering "mediciney" note from the peat. You helped uncover those hidden sweet notes and it is quickly growing on me. Thank you Horst!

My routine is to pour myself a dram and do the tasting on my own. Then I have another with Herr Luening and compare "notes." It's like drinking with a friend, if my friends drank anything other than Pendleton and Jack Daniels. This Ardbeg 10 is incredible.

I bought my first bottle of Ardbeg 10 today. The cheapest I could find was €52 in Ireland. I have seen it for sale for a lot more than that and it is not overly available either. I really like it. Peaty, complex fruity notes. Really oily and intense in the mouth. Aftertaste is long, sweet and pleasant. A fantastic single malt.

We just got some Ardbeg 10. Very pleased. We don't know much about whiskey, nor drink much, but the strength of your reviews made this something we wanted to try out. Thank you!!

To me, this Ardbeg 10 years gains a lot with a splash of water. I like it neat but much better with a few drops.

Holy shit what a FLAVOR BOMB of a single malt scotch...... My palate; Sweet, smoke, dry, sour, sweet smoke again and too damn smooth for a 46 ABV whisky-----YOWZA!!!! As always, GREAT REVIEWS you do Mr Horst Leuning.... Your knowledge of this stuff is so good to hear about....

I love Horst's review of the Ardbeg 10. He's obviously fond of it and so am I. It's an absolute classic and does everything right. It has a minimum age of 10 years, it's bottled at a healthy 46%, it's not chill filtered and probably not coloured. It's perfectly structured and has a fine mouth feel. And you can still find it for under £40. Springbank 10 is great value too.

Still new to scotch whisky but I this has been my favorite ever since I first tasted it. It was given to me at a gathering and I took it like a shot because I didn't know anything. I was corrected and it opened my eyes to how good scotch can taste.

I love when Horst gets a taste of a peat monster lol his reaction is priceless

laphroaig 10 is one of my favourites, so im very curious if the Ardbeg 10 can compete to that. Great review, very helpfull! You've become some sort of david attenborough in the world of whisky!

Whenever I buy a whisky, I ALWAYS open your video review while I'm tasting it!... It just turns out that I've been watching this particular Ardbeg video the most!

My timeline - every time I get myself a great new whiskey to taste, I pour myself a glass and only then try to look for a video review you made :) This way I can really taste exactly what you're describing ;)

Ardbeg 10 is still so wonderful (despite the heavy marketing)!

Thank you Horst. I have a glass of Ardbeg 10 and a Laphroaig Quarter side by side doing comparison now. You helped me discover the sweetness within Ardbeg.

Ardbeg for me is the greatest 10 year old whisky on the planet...such a good whisky

Ardbeg is really an individual experience. You either dislike it or love it, it's a jealous lover that demands absolute loyalty or none at all. Personally, I have a sweet spot for the girl...

I love Ardbeg, just bought the TEN next purchase: AN OA ......fantastic taste experience as well

You are an absolute legend. Love your videos, very informative, professional and soothing. Keep it up👍

Ardbeg, not a trace of artificial E150 colouring, unlike Laphroaig, Lagavulin or Bowmore. There's a few others on Islay with high standards as well.

We agree the empty glass in the morning has a wonderful aroma! Have you tried adding a drop of water to this 10 year old? We found it acts contrary to many whiskies in that it increases the 'Spice' that you mention.

Ardbeg 10 and Talisker 10 are, for me, the greatest entry-level premium scotches ever.

Ive woke up to an emp\y glass of ardbeg many a times and the glass smells so sweet and fruity... Ardbeg is some amazing stuff it tastes the same time after time and its a bottle you can trust that is going to be excellent everytime Lately ive noticed a lot of other whiskys have diminished in quality

It's so true about the Ardbeg sweetness of this whisky.

I swear you have the mic in your mouth. Great review.

A little water helps bring out the sweetness even more..I let my dram of Ardbeg sit and breath for 10-15 min then add a teaspoon of cool distilled water, swirl lightly and wait another minute or so, then start enjoying it....delicious and wonderful. A very different experience then fresh out of the bottle neat

Yes, I agreed. Lagavulin is more intense. This ardberd is lighter and somewhat taste same to Laphroaig 10ys. Sorry for my naive comment, but at the time I watch your video I was enjoying it. I'm a little fan of Islay scotch.

just cracked open my first for the year. Been doing talisker, lagavulin recently. So pleasantly surprised. Like the warmth of fire coming in from the freezing outside. You know youve experienced it before, but it feels special all the same. I want to blend Tali 10 and Arbeg 10 and taste the results. Both of these are my daily, more the Tali because of that "chilli bite". But this Arbeg 10 is really making me happy right now ;-) So good

I love your reviews. I was cracking up listening to you after the tasting. It definitely is how i feel when I drink my Ardbeg. Makes your mouth water. I felt like your mouth watering noises were louder than your voice. Another great review!

Thank you. After watching this, figured out this profile is what I tasted in blended scotch. Bought a bottle and love it.

Awesome review - ardbeg 10 on a stormy cold night and laphroaig 10 the next night, that’s all I need

The best whisky channel by far.

No, thank you- for such a fine review of splendid sounding drink. I am now picking up a bottle for myself

one of my favorites, beautiful whiskey

Picked up a few bottles over here in SA at the equivalent of 37Eur. Marvelous stuff.

Just ordered and opened my first Ardbeg 10. Peaty with a hint of leather. Like walking into a store selling fine leather goods.

just opened a bottle today...peaty as hell but so good afterwards...

Older review but stands as strong as ever! Excell'ante! Love the tip on coming back in the morning...Well done.

My favorite.

Elegant, Classy, a real gentleman. I've got a few bottles of speyburn single malt, and intend to get Laphroig 10 years and one Ardbeg for the cold season:) (Never understood why people mix whisky with crap like coca cola) just crossed my mind

Great review...Just picked up the 10, and it was a pleasant surprise compared to the Corryvrekan which I had a bad experience with and perhaps a bad batch. I got a lot of the peat smoke notes, maybe some leather. Excellent review and cheers!

Horst you are the best. that kind of glass is better than glencairn for the ardbeg ten also i did the mouth washing thing and was surprisingly good, in this whisky, thank you.

even tho it's been 10 yrs., wonderful review.

Thanks for the review Horst. Great presentation, deep and "profi" description!

Great review as always. Thank you for sharing your thoughts Horst Lüning !

Love this channel. Bravo.

No caramel colour, Ardbeg 10 ladies and gentleman.

I really love this one !

Great review! Keep up the good work

Bought it due to this review. Didn’t like it in the first two tastes due to the intensity. Now I really like it after half bottle.

Your review made me go pour another glass of my scotch just some glenlivet 12 I’ve been wanting to try this bottle for a long time I’m going to have to try it

I am sure the swirling and swishing sounds are added in for extra effort and are not actually recorded with the video.

Just got a taste at my local whisky store... he thought it would be to much for me since i'm quite new to whisky but i actually liked it ^^

I just love your videos. Keep up the good work

Ardbeg 10 is a really nice whisky. Intense and smokey.

Sweetness in the back- priceless..👌

5:36 I almost fell off my chair laughing -with that play by play of how NOT to enjoy this nectar....

Delicious!😋

Ardbeg 10 prices have increased about 35% over the last few years, but it still is a really nice buy. I love the peatiness and the smoke.

This guy reminds me of a vampire tasting different blood types 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

Another pheon(omen)ol review My review: Aroma: Grandpa's ashtray Palate : Rain boots

last year (yesterday) I open a bottle of Ardbeg TEN 10 years, and I notice that some smoke came out: Is that normal for Ardbeg?

Oogie changed my life

What an exceptional review. Please move the microphone slightly further away from your mouth.

Your advice please - I love LAPHROAIG 10 - Would you consider this to be stronger in the Smoke "arena"? - I was sent a bottle of SMOKEHEAD Whiskey also from Islay and couldn't stand it - to me it was too much smoke - I am hoping Ardberg will be more in line with Laphroaig 10 : )

I always get a strong gulp of apple cider vinegar with this whisky.

After the smoke do you catch the pungent rhubarb aroma? Never had that in a whiskey before.

I get parsley taste

i need to make a gift and i have to choose between ardbeg and woodford reserve distilled / double oaked. i know that there's no similarity between them, but which one should i pick? please help!

You like peat then Ardbeg is the dram for you. Up till 2014 I would have said that Lagavulin 16 was the daddy of whiskies. But Diageo took over the distillery in 1997 and when the first batches came through in 2013 the taste had changed. The peat and complexity have taken a severe hit and the quality has suffered. If only Diageo spent as much time and effort on their whiskies as they do on marketing them (I'm looking at you Ron Swanson), the difference wouldn't have been half as bad. No, Ardbeg is now the best peaty Islay in the £50 price point market. Lovely smoke, no E150 colouring or chill filtering......how whisky should be! Horst should do a new Lagavulin 16 review and compare the newer bottlings to the pre-2013's. the difference in quality is startling.

I will keep this bottle just bcuz it was a gift @$55.. Not the biggest fan bcuz it tastes and smells like it was inolved in a big house fire. Completely over bearing..all the expectations of those caramel and vanilla flavors are not there. Very hard to enjoy. I do enjoy your reviews though . Thanks

i don't get all the hype about the ardbeg. at first it is too smoky afterwards it is too sweet. it kinda tastes like licorice a flavour very many people usually dislike. i prefer a caol ila over an ardbeg any day of the week.

Reminds me of a educated Jim Lahey.

I notice in this video you use a glass which I'll describe as a skinny pear shape, while in another video (i.e. the Old Ballantruan) you used a fluted glass. Is there a reason?

I deeply regret buying that bottle. I just can't drink it. Too smoky, too bitter. What a disappointment

Ive had a bottle of this one before. Personally, I prefer Laphroaig 10 .

not that good i think caol ila 12 is better and is less expensive too.

pc 10 vs ardbeg 10

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Heil Luening! :DD i like your reviews sir have good health!.

I couldn't focus on the review because of your slurp sorry

Keine vort verstanden

It's like a camp fire that has been slowly extinguish by seafoam.

BURBUMM CASKS

I have this and I absolutely hate it. I wanted to like it but I guess I just can't do the smokey taste. Not for me.

you're gonna make me into an alcoholic

If this is the same one I have at home, it is extremely smokey. It's so smokey that other people can smell it in the room while you have it in your glass. I personally dont enjoy drinking this one. Too much going on for me.

the stuff tastes pretty good and smokey but the smell is awful, a chemical, oily, watercolor paint smell

I really like your reviews but the mouth noises put me off as much as the content of your review informs me.

That swishing sound when he takes a sip, drives me insane. Just swallow kt

I have tasted dozens of single malts but this has to be one of the worst tasting/smelling whiskeys I have ever purchased. What a waste. It jus sits on my bar waiting for its next victim who dares to pass out from it’s nauseating fumes.

There is no such thing as scotch aged in a “first fill bourbon cask”. If it is the first fill, it could not have had bourbon in it.

Love your videos, but your mouth noises are maddening

The nose on this whiskey is like getting punched in the face by a rotting corpse... near a camp fire.

Worst swishing I’ve ever heard in a whiskey review. That’s just creepy man.

"The master taster".. What. A. Tosser