What age is Ardbeg Uigeadail?
The Ardbeg Uigeadail has no age statement as Ardbeg does not disclose the aging length of this whisky. All single malts are aged at a minimum of 3 years and the Uigeadail was aged using a combination of ex-bourbon barrels and sherry butts giving a sweet and smoky finish to this malt.
Is Ardbeg Uigeadail natural colour?
Ardbeg Uigeadail 2018 Release – Review Bottled at 54.2% ABV. Natural colour and un-chill filtered.
Who is Ardbeg owned by?
Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy
Ardbeg Distillery (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-staile na h-Àirde Bige) is a Scotch whisky distillery in Ardbeg on the south coast of the isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. The distillery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, and produces a heavily peated Islay whisky.
What does Ardbeg Uigeadail taste like?
There is a freshness to the nose that is surprising when you think of what a peat bomb Ardbeg is. Peat, sherry sweetness, dark juicy fruit, warm fruit cake spice, honey and vanilla make up the bulk with lighter notes of dark sweets, brine, citrus peel and a tomato like acidity moving through.
How do you pronounce Ardbeg Uigeadail?
Pronounced ‘Oog-a-dal’, it’s a special vatting that marries Ardbeg’s traditional deep, smoky notes with luscious, raisiny tones of old ex-Sherry casks. Ardbeg Uigeadail was voted by the 120,000+ strong Ardbeg Committee as their favourite Ardbeg. Non chill-filtered at 54.2% ABV.
How do you pronounce Uigeadail?
Is Ardbeg a good scotch?
It’s not only the best Islay malt, but is one of the best entry level malts I have ever had period. In addition to tasting this good, it may just be the best value in Scotch Whisky as well. I used to feel the same way when it comes to Ardbeg vs. Laphroaig, but I now only buy Ardbeg.
Is Uigeadail a cask strength?
Uigeadail (pronounced, believe it or not, “Oo-geh-doll”) is named after the loch from which Ardbeg sources its water. The whisky is a vatting of standard Ardbeg from ex-bourbon casks (supposedly the 10-year) with some quantity of sherry-aged Ardbeg. The result is bottled at cask strength.
Where is Ardbeg produced?
The Isle of Islay
The Isle of Islay lies off the west coast of Scotland and it is here that the Ardbeg Distillery, established in 1815, hugs to a small rocky inlet on the island’s south coast.
What is the biggest distillery in the world?
It might be the second-largest bourbon home in the world, but Heaven Hill remains the largest toured distillery on the planet. Heaven Hill, located in Kentucky, is the world’s largest tourable distillery.
Does Ardbeg use coloring?
Part of the reason they utilized a no-age-statement is because the smokiness from peat dies down with age, so an older expression of the same whisky will be less smoky. This 10 year old is bottled at 46%, and does not contain any caramel coloring or chill-filtration – something we all like to see.
How do you say Ardbeg Uigeadail?
Pronounced ‘Oog-a-dal’, it’s a special vatting that marries Ardbeg’s traditional deep, smoky notes with luscious, raisiny tones of old ex-Sherry casks. Ardbeg Uigeadail was voted by the 120,000+ strong Ardbeg Committee as their favourite Ardbeg.
What does Ardbeg taste like?
Palate: Sweet vanilla counterbalanced with lemon and lime followed by that surging Ardbeg smoke that we all know and love. Finish: Long and glorious; sea salted caramel and beach bonfire smoke.
How do you say Uigeadail?
What barrels does Ardbeg use?
The barrels used by Ardbeg come from first and second fill ex-bourbon barrels, Sherry Oloroso or French Oak, with the Ardbeg 10 being matured exclusively in Ex-Bourbon barrels. The distillery purposefully restricts refilling used barrels beyond the second fill as they feel it might alter the flavor profile negatively.
What does LPA stand for in whisky?
LPA Litre of Pure Alcohol. This is the measure used by the whisky industry to account for the alcoholic content of a spirit. You multiply the bulk liquid quantity by the alcohol strength of the liquid to arrive at the number of litres of pure alcohol.