Ardbeg 2010 Single Cask #3150 57%
Ardbeg 2010 Single Cask
Firstly, This is the latest single cask release from Ardbeg and was released to mark the retirement of the distillery manager Micky Heads.
Date Cask Filled – 20th October 2010
Date Bottled – 7th February 2020
Outturn – 247 bottles
Cask Type – Refill Bourbon Barrel
Cask No – 3150
70cl
ABV 57%
Nose: Peat, spice, orchard fruit and a doughnutty bakery sweetness with some bits of butterscotch, citrus peel, sweet grassy malt and a bit of brittle. It’s a nice aroma, but feels like it’s missing something, like it’s just not quite yet an Ardbeg. Water doesn’t really help or uncover that missing X factor for me.
Palate: Peat, fruit and spice again dominate along with notes of dark sweets, grassy malty sweetness, honey graham and a light woody character. Like the nose, the flavor is nice, but it feels a hair off, like it’s just 2 degrees off Ardbeg center. Again, water doesn’t uncover anything else. Ardbeg 2010 Single Cask #3150 57%
Finish: Long and peaty with notes of honey grahams, fruit and spice.
Balance, Body & Feel: Good balance, medium-full body and a heavy oily texture.
Score: 87/100
Overall: Ardbeg 10 Years Single Cask is pretty good, but I keep coming back to the fact that I feel like something is missing, like it’s not 100% whole. I can’t exactly say what it is that’s missing or why, but that said it’s still a tasty and aromatic whisky. It has a nice nose of smoked apple cider and a palate of smoked wassail that fades to a sweet peated finish. All-in-all not bad, just missing something to send to the next level.
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