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Ardbeg 10 Year Old: The Peat Archetype — Islay's Smokiest Distillery at 46% Non-Chill-Filtered

Name: Ardbeg 10 Year Old: The Peat Archetype — Islay's Smokiest Distillery at 46% Non-Chill-Filtered
Brand: Ardbeg Distillery
Availability: InStock
Rating: 9.0 (1 reviews)

9 /10

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Distillery: Ardbeg Distillery
Type: Scotch
Age: 10 Years
ABV: 46% ABV
Price: £41.95

Ardbeg 10 Year Old is a Scotch whisky made by Ardbeg Distillery. ABV: 46% ABV. Age: 10 Years. Our expert rating is 9/10.

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Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet saline smoke — a meaty smokehouse on the sea's edge, classic Islay peat less medicinal than Laphroaig, cleaner and clearer, seaweed and iodine with citrus brightness cutting through the smoke

Palate

Strong medicinal peat hit — then lemon citrus, brine, tar, pepper spice, more sweetness than the nose suggests, light caramel and malted barley providing a honeyed backbone beneath the smoke

Finish

Very long — smoky and maritime, pepper and malt slowly fading into coastal brine, the 46% non-chill-filtered body carrying every flavour to the last

Expert Review

9/10

One of the world's peatiest and smokiest single malts — started in the early 18th century on the south coast of Islay, now owned by LVMH. Ten years of maturation, bottled at 46% without chill-filtration. The Islay benchmark that belongs in every whisky collection.