Recent Reviews of Ardbeg Corryvreckan

  • Ardbeg Corryvreckan - A winner!

    By I_SPEY on 7th Mar 20102010-03-07T14:53:00

    In the nose is vanilla, fruit and honey. And some subtle smoke.The taste is big and smooth, very nice, like the nose and at the same time reveals its true Ardbeg colours as vanilla, smoke and tar. The … read more

    Comments (1)

    Rating:
    9.5 / 10

  • Ardbeg Corryvreckan - Castle on Fire

    By stpete300 on 8th Jan 20102010-01-08T19:14:00

    Nose has sweet wood smoke, brine, pipe tobacco, black raspberry, dark chocolate Tastes of wet stone at first, slowly opening up into a peppery, citrus, burnt raisin fireball, which erupts into a smoky,… read more

    Comments (2)

    Rating:
    9.5 / 10

  • Ardbeg Corryvreckan - A craking dram, another Ardbeg masterpiece

    By galg on 1st Nov 20092009-11-01T15:50:00

    Nose:Peat of course, undoubted peat, but not too strong. you can smell lots of Citrus notes here, mostly Oranges and kumquat, and hints of spice. definitely an Ardbegian nose in terms of lemons and citrus… read more

    Comments (3)

    Rating:
    9.0 / 10

  • Ardbeg Corryvreckan - Salted Vanilla Ice-cream

    By benellefsen on 16th Oct 20092009-10-16T13:14:00

    Nose - Butter, creamy, Vanilla-rich, almost pine-resin freshness. Palate - Creamy. So incredibly creamy! Spice, Nutmeg, and a huge and overwhelming hit of Vanilla Ice-cream (it's slightly dirty Ice-cream… read more

    Comments (2)

    Rating:
    10.0 / 10

  • Ardbeg Corryvreckan - Complex, Peaty, Citrusy. Great!

    By galg on 9th Oct 20092009-10-09T22:30:00

    distillery (ok, Head to head with Laphraoig which i also adore) is great news. The 10-year-old is indeed a cornerstone of any whisky lover’s home bar. my current Ardbeg favorite is the Uigeadail, which… read more

    Comments (1)

    Rating:
    9.0 / 10

  • Ardbeg Corryvreckan - More sweetness

    By malthead on 29th Sep 20092009-09-29T19:04:00

    Nose of Islay together with dark chocolate, a touch of coffee and some red berries. First a lot of chocolate and coffee, pepper, then Islay, but smooth and a little bit more in the background. Water will… read more

    Comments (0)

    Rating:
    6.5 / 10

  • Ardbeg Corryvreckan - My favourite expression in the current Ardbeg range

    By WhiskyNotes on 22nd Sep 20092009-09-22T18:06:00

    Nose: peat smoke mixed with lemons, fresh kumquats but also slightly overdue oranges. Walnuts and wet wool. A few grassy notes and hints of heavily toasted bread. Coffee and a few spicy notes emerge after… read more

    Comments (0)

    Rating:
    8.5 / 10

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About the bottle

The bottle

  • Distiller: Ardbeg
  • Region: Islay
  • Bottler: Distillery Bottling
  • Strength: 57.1%
  • Size: 70cl
  • Water Source: Lochs Arinambeast

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