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Originally Posted by DoubleF
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Next bottle for me probably will be Ardbeg Uigeadail though.
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Waste of money, IMO. Too strong, too rough, too tasteless.
Ardbeg, just like Laphroaig, was always on a heavy peat/heavy salt/little flavour side of the map. So it was not very bright at the best of times. Since LVMH conglomerate took over Ardbeg, its malt quality have gone down considerably and they no longer produce competitive aged single malts older than the statutory minimum age for single malts, which is 7 years, if I am not mistaken. Ardbeg distillery shop is like a fashion store - mostly brand merchandise. They are seemingly taking the same path as Bruichladdich Distillery - cheap whiskeys capitalizing on the "cool" marketing and past brand glory. All other Islay distilleries, even though purchased by large conglomerates, are still trying to maintain the traditional ways of malt production.