Ardbeg Supernova | Opinions?

mithrilG60 · 02-12-2010, 01:13 AM

Obviously I don't know your tastes or past whisky experiences, but if it were me I'd go to a local whisky pub and try some of the readily available Ardbeg (and other distillery) expressions before shelling out $150 on a bottle you may or may not like. That's epecially so if your standard whisky is a relatively light unobtrusive blend like JW Black because there's a BIG difference in flavour profiles between Black and something like Ardbeg.

Heavy peat and Islay's briney iodine flavour profile is typically a love it/hate it reaction and it would kinda suck if you ended spending that much money blind only to decide you didn't like it. The 10yr is the peatiest in the standard Ardbeg range and probably the closest to Supernova for comparison.

02-12-2010, 01:13 AM	#4
mithrilG60 Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Geoff Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 733 Trading: (2)	Re: Ardbeg Supernova \| Opinions? Obviously I don't know your tastes or past whisky experiences, but if it were me I'd go to a local whisky pub and try some of the readily available Ardbeg (and other distillery) expressions before shelling out $150 on a bottle you may or may not like. That's epecially so if your standard whisky is a relatively light unobtrusive blend like JW Black because there's a BIG difference in flavour profiles between Black and something like Ardbeg. Heavy peat and Islay's briney iodine flavour profile is typically a love it/hate it reaction and it would kinda suck if you ended spending that much money blind only to decide you didn't like it. The 10yr is the peatiest in the standard Ardbeg range and probably the closest to Supernova for comparison.