Have you even gone swimming in the ocean and accidentally swallowed a huge mouth full of salty sea water?  Well, that’s Ardbog.  Sorry.

All of the Ardbeg scotches (at least the few I’ve tried) are in the same flavor group and have common flavors.  I was very excited to try Ardbog when I first saw it in the liquor store.  My first Ardbeg experience was Corryvrecken and that changed me forever.   However, the cost of Corryvrecken and lack of availability prevented me from making it a regular part of my diet, hence Ardbeg 10 year.  For details on these see my other blog reviews.

Ardbog was disappointing.  It has almost the same flavor profile as Ardgeb 10 year in my opinion with the following exception, Ardbog is very salty whereas Ardbeg 10 year has a slight mild saltiness.  The salt flavor in Ardbog is overwhelming and shadows the peat and smoke flavors that I enjoy in the rest of the Ardbeg family.

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