I am a Japanese girl living in Scotland. This is by far and away my favourite whisky from my favourite distillery. So deep and complex. A real slow sipper by an open fire with great company. Slainte mhath and Kanpai
@@WhiskyNeighbour I do, the richness in the flavour of peated whiskeys really keeps you there. I am thinking of trying out some good Rye blends, do you have any good recommendations that I can start with?
@@stormshadow2012 if you can find Lot 40 Caskstrength, that is an excellent bottle. Big though. Sazerac is very tasty, and even the very affordable Rittenhouse is worth a try. A little rough, but lots of flavour!
Totally agree with you about the Scotch and temperature, my go to has been Laphroaig for years and it’s just not the same in June-September. Great review, wish we paid the Alberta prices here is Saskatchewan.
Which Laphroaig do you reach for most. I "found" a stash of quarter cask for a great price and I've been enjoying that now for a couple of years. I wish you did too. I visit Saskatchewan a few times a year, and often pick up something local from Last Mountain. However, the Scotch prices are scary! Just means you need to do a road trip every now and then! Cheers.
John, Not a peat guy yet but want to try the 10 year first. Have been sippin' on my first Tullibardine 228 burgundy today and enjoying the unusual flavor. You make that Uggie sound sooo good. Cheers!!
Thanks for dropping in DJ. Peat is an odd beast. As you can tell, I love it. However, close friends of mine really don't, so I understand this can put people off. Good idea to try to the 10 year old, or even something with a little less ask/smoke in the peat. I have not tried the Tullibardine 228. How does the burgundy wine come across?
@@WhiskyNeighbour John, Kinda nice that burgundy. Mild/mellow red wine / grapes and definitely different from the more flavorful sherry. I'll give this another week or two before making a final decision but right now, I won't buy another. Cheers!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Jon, This Tulibardine 228 has definitely improved but still not one that I will buy another. I enjoy the sherry finishes and even the port (like Quinta Ruban) better. But will sip on this when in the mood. I'm enjoying the HP12 more and more. It had too much "band-aid" when I first opened.
@@djbeacon6895 To bad the 228 wasn't amazing, but very good to hear the HP is coning around for you. If you found a fair amount of band aid on that bottle, it might be overwhelming in something like an Ardbeg. Take care!
Hi Sir I subscribed to your channel, and the ardbeg uigeadail is my favorite peated whiskey, and this expression is a superb whiskey, I like your reviews on whiskey, and look forward to seeing more reviews, cheers 🍻 Sir and keep up the great reviews !!!!
As far as Ardbeg goes, I've only had the 10. Have an unopened bottle of Korryvrecken, but this one sounds good. May have to pick this one up in the future. Very nice review. Cheers🥂
Awesome review John. I love Ugie but I haven’t had a bottle in a while. Time to remedy that shortly🙂. That’s the one negative about doing reviews....sometimes we have to be more calculated with our purchases instead of just getting what sounds good to us at the moment. I do a little bit of both🙂
Thanks Keith! I am with you on the review problem. So often I see a bottle I know I enjoy, but go home with a bottle I have not reviewed yet. It's that tension that might lead me to close or at least suspend the channel. Not yet, but one day.
As always, I enjoyed your wonderful review, Jon. I think Ardbeg Day shouold be moved to October! Shall we start a movement? I find that among Scotch whiskys I do favor the more heavily peated varieties. For me, so far it's been Arbeg 10, Laphroaig 10, Lagavulin 16 and Port Charlotte 10. Now you've got me itching for the Ardbeg Uigiedail. So many choices, so little time!
Thanks my friend! That is a great list of Scotch, one I would happily keep in the shelf at all times! This Uigeadail is a big Scotch, but so, so good. October is a way better time, but we might just need to enjoy in May and then! Cheers!
I have yet to try a peated scotch, but I've very curious. I'm anxious to get my hands on an Ardbeg 10 to see how I like it. If that goes well, then I hope to save enough fun money to grab a bottle of Uigeadail. Thanks for your review, and thanks for your general approach of bottles in the $30 - $50 range. This is certainly above that range, but if it's as tasty as it sounds, certainly worthy for a special event. Also, looking outside it's -20º here in Wisconsin. I could use some of that sunshine you had when this video was filmed.
Well, it's freezing right now up here too. I stand behind loving Ardbeg, but I will say it is not for the faint of heart. Usually I recommend something like Highland Park 12 for a touch of peat to see if you like it. Still, if you want to jump in, Adbeg is big and certainly full peat! Let me know what you think if you try anything peated. Cheers!
@@WhiskyNeighbour my local shop ordered in a bottle of Ardbeg 10 and I was happy to pick it up last week. Wowza! That's a campfire in a bottle! There was a lot of complexity, much more than I'm used to handling. I like how due to the strength of the flavor, and the longevity of the aftertaste, I can easily stretch out a single pour over a long time. The more sips I had the more I liked it. I'm glad I jumped into the deep end.
@@mhardingspiderfan Awesome! I can totally relate, peated Scotch at this level needs time to consider. It also hangs around. One thing I love to do is leave the glass on the counter and then nose it in the morning! So rich! I am glad the spirit is agreeing with you, cheers!
Super review John! I’ve yet to have any Ardbeg, but I seriously need to delve in there. I’m by no means a peathead or a big smoke fan; it’s all a bit hit and miss with me. Some I love, some I can’t stand at all. Cheers.
Thanks! Well ... that hit or miss comment makes it tough to recommend, but I certainly enjoy this one. Which peated expressions have you enjoyed? Thanks for dropping in!
@@WhiskeyStraightAl Whiskey Straight Al Very interesting. This is much better than Darkest, but it has a bit of the smoke you would have found in Caol Ila. Hmm, better catch a taste somewhere before committing to a whole bottle. Thanks for sharing.
Perhaps you could acquire Corryvreckan plus An Oa over the summer months and do a comparison of the three expressions on a nice cool crisp fall day in late October being the perfect PEAT weather! P.S love how you appeared to nose your water at 12.07, a common mystery habit with us scotch enthusiasts (lol)
Ha!! That is so true. I nose almost everything I drink out of reflex now 😂. Picking up those bottles would make for a wonderful fall. I'll need to keep an eye out for sales!
I would love to! Sadly I have found less and less dusty old bottles in stores. Even going to small stores in small towns. Seems the interest in whisky has reached everywhere. That sad thing is, the shelves seem to be filled with all the "big" names or rather the mass market expressions from these places.
It is my favourite by some margin currently. I wish I could afford it more often though. Its about £60 a bottle here and I'm not wealthy :) Edit: Not sure If it's just me but I get a finish that reminds me of a tannery, like if you walk through an expensive shoe shop. I'm not selling it but its a nostalgic, pleasant finish for me.
This is such and excellent dram. I'm not sure I have gotten that rich of a connection with a tannery, but certainly some leather notes in this one. Thanks for sharing!
Holy .... that is a massive price difference. I am sure it is on it's way up here too, but for now it's still within reach. Great stuff. Did you pour an Ardbeg today?
@@WhiskyNeighbour I had no idea it was Ardbeg day or we would have but still Smokey :-) We had our first Octomore (225 here, shakes his head) but warmed up to it first with Peat Monster then Talisker 10, a little Quarter Cask and finally the Bruichladdich. Not as peaty as I thought it might be but rich and oily goodness. A little like the Oban 10 of Islay. I enjoy the video’s keep up the great work!
@@VaperDave What a great day! I would have loved to be on that flight. I have had drams from a few Octomores but I have yet to bring home a bottle. Glad you had a good day, and that the videos are interesting. I definitely enjoy making them. Cheers!
Uigeadail turned me off on the neck pour more than four years ago when i first tried it... It got better as the fill level went down, but I still preferred the Corryvreckan... I have a few more Ardbegs coming up in the future!
Hard for me to imagine not enjoying an Arbeg. Must be where my palate is, but I love their peat style and sweet distillate. I know I will enjoy watching you open up a few bottles in the future!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Ardbeg's annual releases can be hit or miss... I have had some great ones to my palate like Grooves, Perpetuum, and Dark Cove... Misses include Auriverdes and Kelpie, where in both instances they did weird things with the wood.
@@WhiskyNeighbour The Drum regular release only just became available, what? A week ago? I would give the contents of those freshly opened bottles at least a couple of months to open up and oxidize before delivering a final verdict. Meanwhile, I was able to snag a Drum Committee Release about a month ago. It's the first Committee Release that I found in a store ever, and I got the regular release on Friday night when there were only four left on the shelf... I will open them in due course.
Yikes! I tried a sample of their original blend Ardbeg. And NOPE!.. the nose and mouth says heeeell no! Lol! But I will continue to try to get my rookie pallet to that point! Thanks again for the review!
Lol!!! You are not alone. My brother-in-law says, "never pour that for me again, unless I am the brink of death.... it's so rough it might just bring me back" Enjoy the day though!
Thank you for the good wishes. I hope you and your family are well too. It has been decades sine I've been in Greece, but easily my favourite people to visit in Europe. Take care!
Wait, I commented on your reply about tasting notes. I thought you were talking about Uigeadail. Were you talking about their 10yr? I also enjoy their 10yr, but it does not have the red fruit, smoked jam notes this does. Also, it's flavour volume is about 8 vs a 10+ for this bottle. The 10yr was your first Scotch? Impressive. Most take time to warm up to Islay peated Scotch.
@@WhiskyNeighbour Yeah I forgot this was a Uigeadail video. I was talking about the 10. And yeah, I dove straight into peated islay not knowing how it was going to be. But I feel like I made a good choice.
The notes I get are herbal/leather smoke and some sweet spice, maybe cinnamon. Interesting nose on this, very aromatic and interesting. Edit: Ardbeg 10 not Uigeadail.
@@WhiskyNeighbour I'm just getting in to cdn an American whiskies...don't mind paying cdn$0-100 if I have to ...I'll look thru your reviews...I did just get the northern collection 4 sample kit too
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I am a Japanese girl living in Scotland.
This is by far and away my favourite whisky from my favourite distillery.
So deep and complex.
A real slow sipper by an open fire with great company.
Slainte mhath and Kanpai
Completely agree with your context. Great dram for an outdoor evening. Cheers!!
I finally got a bottle. I was scared off for a while because Ardbeg 10 seems harsh to me. But Uigeadail is simply wonderful. Worth the money.
Glad you enjoyed it. It is a powerful Scotch, but so many good notes.
BACON!!
Cheers!
Happy Ardbeg day !...i am enjoying the Ardbeg grooves graciously given a sample from Another fellow whisky fan. Cheers John !
Sounds great Chris, glad you could enjoy a great dram on Ardbeg day!
I tried this for the first time the other night and loved it! First truly great bar experience with friends, too. They served in glencairns for once!
Awesome! Great bars are hard to find, and what a good whisky to help complete the memory. Sounds perfect.
Brilliant review, I simply love the articulation and the pace of the video.
Thank you! Do you enjoy heavily peated Scotch like Ardbeg?
@@WhiskyNeighbour I do, the richness in the flavour of peated whiskeys really keeps you there. I am thinking of trying out some good Rye blends, do you have any good recommendations that I can start with?
@@stormshadow2012 if you can find Lot 40 Caskstrength, that is an excellent bottle. Big though. Sazerac is very tasty, and even the very affordable Rittenhouse is worth a try. A little rough, but lots of flavour!
@@WhiskyNeighbour thanks mate
@@WhiskyNeighbour hey Jon, got a quick question, what are your views on the Torfa?
Amazing scotch, one of my favorites!! Great review 👏
Thanks. Glad we both enjoy this one!
Best peated Scotch I've tried to date. So complex and oily. Yum!
Certainly a favourite of mine too!
I love Ugie! To celebrate Ardbeg day I ordered two drums, yay. Probably 23 tonight but maybe Ugie. Nice one Jon.
Wow! Two bottles of Drum. I hope it is awesome!! Nothing wrong with Ugie tonight my friend, enjoy!
Anticipate trying 'The Peat Monster's to see what it's like.
Totally agree with you about the Scotch and temperature, my go to has been Laphroaig for years and it’s just not the same in June-September. Great review, wish we paid the Alberta prices here is Saskatchewan.
Which Laphroaig do you reach for most. I "found" a stash of quarter cask for a great price and I've been enjoying that now for a couple of years. I wish you did too. I visit Saskatchewan a few times a year, and often pick up something local from Last Mountain. However, the Scotch prices are scary! Just means you need to do a road trip every now and then! Cheers.
This and the Victoriana changed my perspective on NAS scotch. Don’t care. Good is good. I’ve found adding 8-10 ml of water gets me to the sweet spot.
Awesome that you have dialed that in! I hear such good things about Victoriana, I need to find a bottle.
Great review Jon! I've been meaning to get the Uguiedal for a year now it's almost time lol cheers brother
I certainly recommend it Richie. Fun to connect briefly on Mark's live. Cheers!
Whisky Neighbour Absolutely! It's a small world, brother, cheers!
John, Not a peat guy yet but want to try the 10 year first. Have been sippin' on my first Tullibardine 228 burgundy today and enjoying the unusual flavor. You make that Uggie sound sooo good. Cheers!!
Thanks for dropping in DJ. Peat is an odd beast. As you can tell, I love it. However, close friends of mine really don't, so I understand this can put people off. Good idea to try to the 10 year old, or even something with a little less ask/smoke in the peat. I have not tried the Tullibardine 228. How does the burgundy wine come across?
@@WhiskyNeighbour John, Kinda nice that burgundy. Mild/mellow red wine / grapes and definitely different from the more flavorful sherry. I'll give this another week or two before making a final decision but right now, I won't buy another. Cheers!
Thanks!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Jon, This Tulibardine 228 has definitely improved but still not one that I will buy another. I enjoy the sherry finishes and even the port (like Quinta Ruban) better. But will sip on this when in the mood. I'm enjoying the HP12 more and more. It had too much "band-aid" when I first opened.
@@djbeacon6895 To bad the 228 wasn't amazing, but very good to hear the HP is coning around for you. If you found a fair amount of band aid on that bottle, it might be overwhelming in something like an Ardbeg. Take care!
Hi Sir
I subscribed to your channel, and the ardbeg uigeadail is my favorite peated whiskey, and this expression is a superb whiskey, I like your reviews on whiskey, and look forward to seeing more reviews, cheers 🍻 Sir and keep up the great reviews !!!!
This is a fantastic dram. Thank you for your kind words and subscription ! I hope you can enjoy future releases too.
@@WhiskyNeighbour
I will, thanks !!
As far as Ardbeg goes, I've only had the 10. Have an unopened bottle of Korryvrecken, but this one sounds good. May have to pick this one up in the future. Very nice review. Cheers🥂
I have not had a bottle of Korryvecken, but I hear it is wonderful. Ugie is a treat and if you enjoyed the 10, I heartily recommend it.
Awesome review John. I love Ugie but I haven’t had a bottle in a while. Time to remedy that shortly🙂. That’s the one negative about doing reviews....sometimes we have to be more calculated with our purchases instead of just getting what sounds good to us at the moment. I do a little bit of both🙂
Thanks Keith! I am with you on the review problem. So often I see a bottle I know I enjoy, but go home with a bottle I have not reviewed yet. It's that tension that might lead me to close or at least suspend the channel. Not yet, but one day.
What a great Scotch! Thanks for the review.
Glad you have had a chance to taste this beauty! It's been a while for me and I am sure thankful I picked it up for today. Cheers!
Happy Ardbeg Day! Great review! Cheers 🥃
Thanks! It was fun to share.
John, I love your reviews. Keep on going with these peaty scotches brother ! :)
Thanks! This one is clearly a bottle I enjoy, so it's easy to sit back and just talk about what's in the glass. Did you sample any Ardbeg today?
As always, I enjoyed your wonderful review, Jon. I think Ardbeg Day shouold be moved to October! Shall we start a movement? I find that among Scotch whiskys I do favor the more heavily peated varieties. For me, so far it's been Arbeg 10, Laphroaig 10, Lagavulin 16 and Port Charlotte 10. Now you've got me itching for the Ardbeg Uigiedail. So many choices, so little time!
Thanks my friend! That is a great list of Scotch, one I would happily keep in the shelf at all times! This Uigeadail is a big Scotch, but so, so good. October is a way better time, but we might just need to enjoy in May and then! Cheers!
I have yet to try a peated scotch, but I've very curious. I'm anxious to get my hands on an Ardbeg 10 to see how I like it. If that goes well, then I hope to save enough fun money to grab a bottle of Uigeadail. Thanks for your review, and thanks for your general approach of bottles in the $30 - $50 range. This is certainly above that range, but if it's as tasty as it sounds, certainly worthy for a special event. Also, looking outside it's -20º here in Wisconsin. I could use some of that sunshine you had when this video was filmed.
Well, it's freezing right now up here too. I stand behind loving Ardbeg, but I will say it is not for the faint of heart. Usually I recommend something like Highland Park 12 for a touch of peat to see if you like it. Still, if you want to jump in, Adbeg is big and certainly full peat! Let me know what you think if you try anything peated. Cheers!
@@WhiskyNeighbour my local shop ordered in a bottle of Ardbeg 10 and I was happy to pick it up last week. Wowza! That's a campfire in a bottle! There was a lot of complexity, much more than I'm used to handling. I like how due to the strength of the flavor, and the longevity of the aftertaste, I can easily stretch out a single pour over a long time. The more sips I had the more I liked it. I'm glad I jumped into the deep end.
@@mhardingspiderfan Awesome! I can totally relate, peated Scotch at this level needs time to consider. It also hangs around. One thing I love to do is leave the glass on the counter and then nose it in the morning! So rich! I am glad the spirit is agreeing with you, cheers!
Super review John! I’ve yet to have any Ardbeg, but I seriously need to delve in there. I’m by no means a peathead or a big smoke fan; it’s all a bit hit and miss with me. Some I love, some I can’t stand at all. Cheers.
Thanks! Well ... that hit or miss comment makes it tough to recommend, but I certainly enjoy this one. Which peated expressions have you enjoyed? Thanks for dropping in!
Whisky Neighbour the Lagavulin 8 & 16, Laphroaig 10, Longrow Red are a few I’ve really liked. I’ve hated Bowmore 15 Darkest & Caol Ila 12.
@@WhiskeyStraightAl Whiskey Straight Al Very interesting. This is much better than Darkest, but it has a bit of the smoke you would have found in Caol Ila. Hmm, better catch a taste somewhere before committing to a whole bottle. Thanks for sharing.
Perhaps you could acquire Corryvreckan plus An Oa over the summer months and do a comparison of the three expressions on a nice cool crisp fall day in late October being the perfect PEAT weather! P.S love how you appeared to nose your water at 12.07, a common mystery habit with us scotch enthusiasts (lol)
Ha!! That is so true. I nose almost everything I drink out of reflex now 😂. Picking up those bottles would make for a wonderful fall. I'll need to keep an eye out for sales!
Ha ha. I’m watching you trying to be reasonable in your review, but when you smell it, you can tell that you absolutely love it. Ha ha.
It's true, not very objective in this one!
Hi Jon, hope you are doing well. I didn't find AN OA review in your list, how do you feel about it?
Hi Jon. If you love this one try to find a bottle of Airigh Nam Beist high on a dusty shelf somewhere. Wow!
I would love to! Sadly I have found less and less dusty old bottles in stores. Even going to small stores in small towns. Seems the interest in whisky has reached everywhere. That sad thing is, the shelves seem to be filled with all the "big" names or rather the mass market expressions from these places.
Leather, ash, smoke, tobacco. Pipe tobacco maybe? Awesome. 🥃👍
Awesome indeed!!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Yes indeed.
It is my favourite by some margin currently. I wish I could afford it more often though. Its about £60 a bottle here and I'm not wealthy :)
Edit: Not sure If it's just me but I get a finish that reminds me of a tannery, like if you walk through an expensive shoe shop. I'm not selling it but its a nostalgic, pleasant finish for me.
This is such and excellent dram. I'm not sure I have gotten that rich of a connection with a tannery, but certainly some leather notes in this one. Thanks for sharing!
90 CDN? You are not in Ontario. We pay almost 200 a bottle at the LCBO. Still top 5 or 6 of my Islays. 😊 Great Scotch!
Holy .... that is a massive price difference. I am sure it is on it's way up here too, but for now it's still within reach. Great stuff. Did you pour an Ardbeg today?
@@WhiskyNeighbour I had no idea it was Ardbeg day or we would have but still Smokey :-) We had our first Octomore (225 here, shakes his head) but warmed up to it first with Peat Monster then Talisker 10, a little Quarter Cask and finally the Bruichladdich. Not as peaty as I thought it might be but rich and oily goodness. A little like the Oban 10 of Islay. I enjoy the video’s keep up the great work!
@@VaperDave What a great day! I would have loved to be on that flight. I have had drams from a few Octomores but I have yet to bring home a bottle. Glad you had a good day, and that the videos are interesting. I definitely enjoy making them. Cheers!
Uigeadail turned me off on the neck pour more than four years ago when i first tried it... It got better as the fill level went down, but I still preferred the Corryvreckan... I have a few more Ardbegs coming up in the future!
Hard for me to imagine not enjoying an Arbeg. Must be where my palate is, but I love their peat style and sweet distillate. I know I will enjoy watching you open up a few bottles in the future!
@@WhiskyNeighbour Ardbeg's annual releases can be hit or miss... I have had some great ones to my palate like Grooves, Perpetuum, and Dark Cove... Misses include Auriverdes and Kelpie, where in both instances they did weird things with the wood.
@@foodquig I heard this year's "Drum" was only OK, and not a real hit.
@@WhiskyNeighbour The Drum regular release only just became available, what? A week ago? I would give the contents of those freshly opened bottles at least a couple of months to open up and oxidize before delivering a final verdict. Meanwhile, I was able to snag a Drum Committee Release about a month ago. It's the first Committee Release that I found in a store ever, and I got the regular release on Friday night when there were only four left on the shelf... I will open them in due course.
@@foodquig to be clear, I am just passing on thoughts I have heard. I have not laid lips on a dram!!
Without a doubt this is a competitor to Lagavulin 16 in a different way. Worth getting if you love peated whiskies.
Glad you enjoy it too. It has become a favorite of mine
Yikes! I tried a sample of their original blend Ardbeg. And NOPE!.. the nose and mouth says heeeell no! Lol! But I will continue to try to get my rookie pallet to that point! Thanks again for the review!
Lol!!! You are not alone. My brother-in-law says, "never pour that for me again, unless I am the brink of death.... it's so rough it might just bring me back" Enjoy the day though!
Great review... I will certainly buy it because I already love Arbeg 10. I wish you health ang greetings from Greece.
Thank you for the good wishes. I hope you and your family are well too. It has been decades sine I've been in Greece, but easily my favourite people to visit in Europe. Take care!
I picked up Ardbeg 10 today as my first scotch. Might be a rare place to start but its pretty good. Do you think this one is better?
Wait, I commented on your reply about tasting notes. I thought you were talking about Uigeadail. Were you talking about their 10yr? I also enjoy their 10yr, but it does not have the red fruit, smoked jam notes this does. Also, it's flavour volume is about 8 vs a 10+ for this bottle. The 10yr was your first Scotch? Impressive. Most take time to warm up to Islay peated Scotch.
@@WhiskyNeighbour Yeah I forgot this was a Uigeadail video. I was talking about the 10. And yeah, I dove straight into peated islay not knowing how it was going to be. But I feel like I made a good choice.
@@northernninety7 Ardbeg 10 is an excellent Isla Scotch. One of my favorites. Glad you enjoy it too!
Happy Ardbeg Day.
To you too!!
Cheers! Uige is a good one - i am more of a Laphroaig Triple Wood guy.
Triple Wood is delicious, I'll gladly visit over a dram of that! Did you try any Ardbeg for today?
The notes I get are herbal/leather smoke and some sweet spice, maybe cinnamon. Interesting nose on this, very aromatic and interesting. Edit: Ardbeg 10 not Uigeadail.
Mmmm I love this dram. I might need to pour a sip tonight. As you said, sweet, spice, herbal or floral, smoke, peat. Lots to enjoy.
We Should do a tasting together, I will bring you a Sample or 2! ?
Yes, we absolutely should. Could we consider going to your place? Mine is rarely in good shape for guests these days!
yeah me too..lol
@@WhiskyNeighbour Absolutely.
$90 is high? Come out here to rip off BC...$140! Thank God for zyn.ca (for us in BC to order in from Alberta)
Sorry to hear the price on that one. It's a beauty if you like the heavy Islay peat
@@WhiskyNeighbour I'm just getting in to cdn an American whiskies...don't mind paying cdn$0-100 if I have to ...I'll look thru your reviews...I did just get the northern collection 4 sample kit too