Comments on: Ardbeg 1998 (Cask 1190)

By: Ardbeg Alligator (Committee release) | WhiskyNotes

Ardbeg Alligator (Committee release) | WhiskyNotes — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:03:49 +0000

[...] darker, warmer and sweeter than Ardbeg 10. Not quite what I hoped for based on cask #1189 and #1190 but then again these casks had a different treatment. I like the result, but the complexity seems a [...]

By: Ardbeg Alligator » All Things Whisky

Ardbeg Alligator » All Things Whisky — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:32:48 +0000

[...] Ardbeg did some experiments with heavily charred new oak casks and released two of them for Feis Ile 2009: Ardbeg 1998 cask 1189 and Ardbeg 1998 cask 1190. [...]

By: Ardbeg Alligator | WhiskyNotes

Ardbeg Alligator | WhiskyNotes — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:24:10 +0000

[...] Ardbeg did some experiments with heavily charred new oak casks and released two of those casks for Feis Ile 2009: Ardbeg 1998 cask 1189 and Ardbeg 1998 cask 1190. [...]

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» Ardbeg 1998 (Cask 1189) › WhiskyNotes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:27:46 +0000

[...] is the sister cask of the Ardbeg 1998 cask 1190 that I reviewed yesterday. Both are matured for 10 years in new, toasted oak hogsheads that are [...]

By: Ruben

Ruben — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:47:01 +0000

That one’s coming tomorrow While I agree it’s better, I don’t find the difference that huge.

By: Tim F

Tim F — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:32:01 +0000

Bloody good whisky, but the 1189 just shades it for me.

By: Jorgen

Jorgen — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:46:08 +0000

Sounds nice!