Ardbeg Ten Years Old is the ever-peaty, ever-popular core expression of the Ardbeg range. "More complex, citrus-led and sophisticated than recent bottlings, though the peat is no less but now simply displayed in an even greater elegance; a beautiful sea salt strain to this. Gentle oils carry on them a lemon-lime edge, sweetened by barley and a weak solution of golden syrup; the peat is omnipotent, turning up in every crevice and wave, yet never one once overstepping its boundary. Stunningly clean, the oak offers not a bitter trace but rather a vanilla and butterscotch edge to the barley. Again the smoke wafts around in a manner unique in the world of whisky when it comes to sheer elan and adroitness. Like whien you usually come across something that goes down so beautifully and with such a nimble touch and disarming allure, just close your eyes and enjoy." -Jim Murray, "Whisky Bible" 97 points

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Ardgeg has been voted the best Whisky in the world; 3 years in a row. And in teh world of Ardbeg, peat is important. For it is this soggy, unassuming matter which gives Ardbeg its famous flavour. Ardbeg is the PEATUEST and SMOKIEST of all the Islay malts, yet has a fruity floral sweetness and complexity to the spirit. You can get a better flavour of the Ardbeg range here.