I'd been looking forward to Ardbeg for months, after having some in a delicious chocolate where the smokey flavours were amazingly pronounced. I am a big fan of islay whiskeys, but as i'm starting to discover on my little whiskey journey that just because you like whiskeys from a certain region doesn't mean that you're going to like them all, because there's as different as they are similar. I really liked laphraig and was eager to try this one too, eventually I did find it (and it's easy to find due to availability and distinctive look) and filled up my glass. The first thing I noticed was that it's pretty much colorless compared to other whiskey's i've had. ...  Read the complete review

I have recently taken to writing reviews on Dooyoo about whisky. Partly because I have only just realised that there is a large selection of whiskies to review here on the site and partly because I love whisky and feel I have quite a good knowledge of it, hence it puts me in a good place to be able to review the stuff. Of all the whiskies I have sampled over the years and believe me there have been a few, there is one that I always come back to. This one stands head and shoulders above anything else I have ever tried and it's my all time favourite whisky. For the purpose of this review I am talking about the standard ten year old bottle of Ardbeg. The Ardbeg ...  Read the complete review