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Rank: 15.5 pctl
Value: $3.71 / pctl
Blended Scotch • $57.50 • 46.8% ABV
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Rank: 28.5 pctl
Value: $2.57 / pctl
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Ardbeg An Oa
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A welcome new addition to the Ultimate range. Ardbeg An Oa is singularly rounded, due in no small part to time spent in our newly established bespoke oak Gathering Vat where whiskies from several cask types - including; sweet Pedro Ximenez; spicy virgin charred oak; and intense ex-bourbon casks, amongst others - familiarise themselves with each other. The result is a dram with smoky power, mellowed by a delectable, smooth sweetness. Hallmark Ardbeg peat, dark chocolate and aniseed are wrapped in smooth, silky butterscotch, black pepper and clove, before rising to an intense crescendo of flavour.
100% Malted Barley
Ratings:
Whisky Advocate: 93.00 pts
Universal Spirits: 94.00 pts
Intl Wine & Spirits: 92.00 pts
Connosr: 87.00 pts
Whiskybase: 84.30 pts
Total Wine: 84.00 pts
Flaviar: 86.00 pts
Bourbon Culture: 60.00 pts
Drink Hacker: 84.00 pts
Part of the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy family of brands.
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Nose: Rounded and smoky - like burning Applewood - with creamy toffee, aniseed, treacle and dates. A curious suggestion of juicy fruits, such as peach and banana. With a drop of water, reminders of Ardbeg's classic fragrance- lime, pine resin, fennel, saddle soap and tar. A gentle waxiness, like fragrant candle wax, and hints of smoked herbs. An Oa gives a final subtle reminder of the sea with briny notes and seaweed but always accompanied with creaminess.
Palate: A smooth, creamy texture leads into a huge syrupy sweetness, flavours of milk chocolate, treacle toffee, aniseed, orange and smoky tea leaves. Gentle, sweet spices (nutmeg & cinnamon), some cigar smoke, and a very unusual flavour of grilled artichokes. Wood is always present in the spirit, gently nutty and reminiscent of a carpenter's workshop. A long, sweet finish, with floral overtones, mint toffee and some gentle malty biscuit notes.
Finish: Lingering, seductive, gentle yet intense, with flavours of aniseed, hickory and distant subtle smoke.
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Rank: 15.5 pctl
Value: $3.71 / pctl
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Douglas Laing Rock Oyster
Douglas Laing's Rock Oyster is a premium "blended malt" Scotch whisky (meaning it is a blend of 100% single malts from different distilleries, with no grain whisky) designed to capture the maritime, salty essence of Scotland's island distilleries. Released in 2015, it is part of the independent bottler's Remarkable Regional Malts range, representing the "Islands" region.
100% Malted Barley
Pro Ratings:
Whisky Advocate: 87.00 pts
Whiskybase: 81.00 pts
Total Wine: 80.00 pts
The Whiskey Jug: 81.00 pts
Part of the Privately Owned family of brands.
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Nose: An intense blast of sea spray, brine, and coastal peat, balanced by fresh lemon zest, wet ash, and a faint hint of sweet green apple
Palate: Big, savory maritime flavors dominate with sea salt, smoke, and vegetal peat, leading into subtle sweetness from malted cereal, honey, and delicate citrus
Finish: Long and warming with lingering salty smoke, white pepper, and a pleasant dry coastal minerality.
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