ARDBEG UIGEADAIL V ARDBEG CORRYVRECKAN

[@johnzajac9849]

I was intimidated for a long time by others' description of Ardbeg as a ‘peat monster’. I bought a bottle and know that it’s not a monster at all. It is a delicious, smoky, sweet whisky!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

So glad your enjoying it fella...thanks for dropping by...whats your fav Ardbeg...?

[@DonnerPassWhisky]

Not had the Coryvecken but have enjoyed 2 of the Ugiedail. 80% Bunnahabin 12 / 20% Ugiedail is a great blend. Try it in a larger sample bottle and let it sit for a week and you will have a great sherry peat dram. Cheers Alan and Congratulations on 5000 subscribers!

[@justoconde4619]

Hey, this is an interesting blend!

[@ronjuliana3720]

You won't believe it, but I did this on the advice of Ralfy 😂

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Not sure what you mean my friend..😜

[@ronjuliana3720]

@@thewhiskyfriend I can’t help but subscribe :)

[@BDCF100]

Wow, this review popped up on KZbin, so I watched as I enjoy smoky whiskies. I had unopened bottles of both in my stash. I have favored Corryvrecken per my recollection. I opened both. neck pours and adjusted the ABV with a bit of water to get to the 46% mark I prefer. Nosing them, it was Corryvrecken. But tasting, wow!. I preferred the Uigeadail . Thanks for the review. It's Uigeadail from now on. I preferred it, not to mention that it is cheaper than its brother.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Enjoy my friend on any day it could be either...thanks for dropping by...😜🥃

[@stebeardX]

you are doin well mate, great review well presented. cheers

[@stebeardX]

new subscriber mate!! from north east england...great review but seeing the machrie moor cask strength on the shelf made the day for me., what a dram!....cheers

[@stebeardX]

after the fact! cheers. im drinking the uigadal now but will be trying the coryveken next. cheers mate

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Thanks for the sub and hope you enjoy the channel my friend...there hard to split...on any day it could be either....😜🥃

[@grahamokeefe9406]

Here in the northeast US, Uigeadail is selling for $80-ish, and the Corryvreckan is going for $90-ish. (Feb. 2024)

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Both wonderful...

[@roberttobin194]

I absolutely agree with your assessment that both of these are right up there and hard to separate in terms of quality but I also prefer the Uigeadail albeit only just. The Corryvreckan was more oily and maritime but Uige was just a superb all round flavour!

[@markslinger4599]

They both sound great 👍🏻

[@caskstrength7629]

Corry for me.👌

[@stebeardX]

paused before had clue question mate.....no idea hahaha, you seem to love both and not knowing anything bar this review im stumped! haha

[@peathead4450]

YES! It's peat 😃 Great you're shining a light on the peated expressions, Alan. Love bothe the Uigeadail and the Corryvreckan. Not one of them a winner over the other. Is merely a matter of mood which one I prefer. Slàinte mhath

[@Ben_Demon_Hunter]

Nicely done, Alan. You might remember, that Ardbeg Uigeadial was my very first Peated dram- WOULD HAVE been Lagavulin 16, but my wee brother was out of Laga 16, at the time! Uigeadial immediately become my favourite Scotch & Favourite whisky; comparing it side-by-side with Corryvreckan would be a whole lot of FUN! Slàinte Mhath, Alan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🥃🤠🥃🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@albertosalinas5237]

Alan, I love that you are a sherry head who has grown to love peat, I am the opposite! I was a peat head who learned to love sherried whiskies. I have to say that the best style of whisky is one that incorporates both. I think that you would be blown away by Kilchoman Loch Gorm, that would be a good review. I'd also be very interested in your opinion on Ballechin 10, that one not only has the peat and the sherry but also the funky, hefty maltiness of the Edradour spirit. Cheers brotha!

[@danielburns7519]

I'm tasting some corryvreckan right now and not a drop will go to waste .nice mouthfeel and lots of flavor.

[@robertkearney9252]

I'm a big fan of Uigedail. Probably my favorite peated whisky for the price. Alan, checkout Kilchoman Loch Gorm. I'm in the middle of a bottle of that now and I'm really into it. Take it easy.

[@GTJWilding]

Always an interesting battle. I've done this many times and I always prefer the Uigeadail. Truthfully I doubt I'll buy the Corry again. It's good whisky but I find it lacking in complexity in comparison to the Uige. It feels a little sugar-coated to me, pigeon-holing it into a slightly narrow tonal zone. Congrats on the 5K Alan!

[@Bob-ts2tu]

pretty much my thoughts too

[@caskstrength7629]

Not mine thoughts .

[@GTJWilding]

@@caskstrength7629 feel free to share your thoughts, friend. There's no objective truth and if we all had the same palate and preferences we'd get no variety.

[@caskstrength7629]

@@GTJWilding Sure thing. They are both great.👍🏼

[@benjamincarter6095]

Wow, I feel the exact opposite.

[@PodgeSandwich]

Great review! Well worth a sub

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cheers fella...

[@paulmurphy4925]

Perfect timing Alan, was tossing up which of these two to pick up. Keep up the drinking and cheers from Australia

[@KnickKiller]

I’ve been drinking Uideadail for many years. It’s changed quite a bit, but still an engaging, complex dram. It used to have a more pronounced salty bacon note. Had the Corry a few times and wasn’t blown away.

[@Christof_Classen]

*With these 2 Bottles there is no one BETTER, they are just different ;)*

[@sandrofazzolari8833]

Excellent battle Alan. Well done and congratulations on your milestone. Bravo 👏 ciao 👋 S.

[@whiskymaltcontentreviews]

Ugi my all time peated sherry friend... Great comparison Alan... Cheers

[@dramyankee2914]

@ 2:32 “I’m a wee bit of a sherry- head…”, had to chuckle, you are a HUGE sherry-head! That’s OK, so am I, gotta go with the Uigeadail here. Super review, thanks for sharing your tasting profile. Cheers All!

[@flying_hussar3034]

damn right! sherry head is an understatement in Alan's case :)

[@peathead4450]

And huge congrats on the 5k, Ala, The peat must have done the trick 😇

[@jmcc7886]

Terrific video, I love your presentation, always interesting, so much info and entertaining too. Thank you

[@thewhiskyfriend]

well thank you Jennifer, your kind words are very much appreciated, it means a lot....where are you from?

[@jmcc7886]

I’m from Belfast, Scottish descent and mother raised in Glasgow. I’m settled in Cardiff but still some family in Aberdeen.

[@cliffnorman178]

Great comparison video Alan. Personally prefer Uigiedail, but both are seriously good drams.

[@markmlinar1511]

Just tried the Uigeadail and will leave my old faves Laphroaig and Laga behind--I mean do you really need to chill filter a peated whiskey? If you go in that deep, the last thing on your mind is cloudiness. For the others, their cask strength is good. 2017, 2018 and the 2021 Lagavulin 12 are very good. So glad I found the Uigie! Now I need the Corry

[@patrickc7834]

Peat is good Alan! Personally I prefered the corryvreckan at first but half way the bottle, I rather have the uigeadal.

[@flying_hussar3034]

Awesome malts! Ugi rules!

[@dirtydawg3734]

Please review the Kilchoman expressions! Nice job as always!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Coming next week fella... Watch this space.

[@krassis6]

How about a review of Kilchoman Loch Gorm!

[@stebeardX]

Just trying the corryvreckan now, its good but off the top of my memory the uigeadil wins hands down....the corryvrecken is similar to the 10 year which i do not like. cheers.

[@jackthepickledhound]

Alan, look at you 5K!! And back to basics. A battle of the Ardbeg core range. Doon the hatch!

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Cheers buddy... It would not have have been a real peat series without these 2...cheers my friend... Yes 5k would never have seen that coming at the start....

[@bluesmanen1]

Both are great I think🥂

[@robertheyes5781]

Just recently pre order those two Ardbeg at Manchester Airport for a reasonable price of £87 . Finished the Uigeadail at Christmas loved it so much, I bought a back up bottle, never had the Corryvreckan so I really wanted to try it couldn't pass them up at the money I paid for them. I agree it's hard to pick a winner between them. I personally like the Corryvreckan

[@WhiskeyStraightAl]

Great comparison Alan. Because I'm a sherry head, as you know, the Uigedail would probably be my preference. Never had it, but it has been recommended to me. Cheers mate.

[@davidowen2834]

Hi Alan, for me the 10 is the best value for money but my favourite is ugi. What about a kilchomen head to head, doon the hatch Alan 🥃👍. Congrats on 5k Alan. Nice to see your channel growing.

[@justinkittleson3295]

I love the Kilchoman vs Ardbeg head to head idea…I’m a huge fan of the Kilchoman Sanaig. Saniag vs Ugi would be a great video.

[@revolvermaster4939]

Depends on the cigar I’m smoking

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Of course it does my friend....

[@lakevacm]

Good deal man

[@callummackinnon1050]

I’ve had these two sitting in my basket online for months and still can’t make up my mind what one to buy. Hopefully today will be the day cheers Alan 😂

[@foodquig]

Doon the hatch!

[@bluesmanen1]

P.S. The wirlpool of Corryvreckan is located north of Jura😊

[@Wekotin]

Uigeadails from the early 2000s are soou massively good and delicious. Whole different animal compared to today’s version. Apparently something to do with the sherried distillates from the 70’s in them. Still have one bottle on TEN from 2003, have to make similar comparison to today’s version.

[@pristinescalesllc9469]

Great video Alan! It really is surprising how easy both of these are to drink. I don't feel like the Uigeadail is 54.2%

[@benjamincarter6095]

Corryvreckan was easily the scotch I drank the most of this year. Uigeadail is way less interesting, so my bottle just tends to sit around collecting dust.

[@Rohit_M]

I haven't had Corryvreckan but loving the latest Uigeadail I opened last week. Sherry, peat, sea salt, sweet, hefty abv what's not to like during dark cold winter months?

[@kelvinngow6343]

Corryvreckan for me. A cracker great value too.

[@utoobia]

Agree. It’s the more challenging of the two, and it took me a couple bottles to….errrrr….get used to it, but I think it’s excellent. More going on, especially of you give the Corry time in the glass (like 2 hours. Lol). Both whiskies are worthy and I still buy them both. Not hard to tell them apart.

[@fabiolafermi]

i love uigeadail

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Me too my friend.... Thanks for dropping in...

[@HolyMoley2u]

Alan, the question has been asked already but I'll post it again, how does the peat of the Uigeadail compare to peat in Ardbeg 10?

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Hey folks... There both awesome just think the 10 is little more punchy rougher where as the sherry is giving more balance to the uigi... The uigi is more rounded and more complex sutlties and the 10 is more in your face peat... Cheers for dropping bye.... Are you enjoying the peat series.. What dram would you like to see me do?

[@HolyMoley2u]

@@thewhiskyfriend Thanks for the reply Alan. I'm trying to get interested in peated single malt, so your video of the Ledaig 10 helped. Johnnie Walker green 15 yr to me was too little peat presence and kinda harsh. Since you have much more experience then me, how about peated single malt age statement, non chilled whisky not more than 15 years old and rate them as the best price for the quality. Could you check your notes and pick 3 of the top runners video? P.S. Have you reviewed Speyburn 15 yr ? Rob

[@kenshin2820]

I'm in Utah so it's going to be weird pricing but the State's store has the uigeadail as 95 bucks or the Corryvreckan as 130 bucks. Do you think these are good pricing?

[@patrickc7834]

I keep looking at those ‘teapot drams’ in the intro. You intend to review the batch 8 in the near future?

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Yes Patrick soon as I have finished this peat series... Cheers buddy...

[@exjw8623]

Why do you pronounce the Ugeadail as udeagail instead of the right way?

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Just the easiest way for me to pronounce it..... Hopefully no harm done my friend.... Lol

[@mcsquaredwhiskey9341]

Do we know the age of the Uigeadail?

[@thewhiskyfriend]

Around 7 or 8....its fantastic.. That peat and sherry together are awesome...

[@Themilkmanskid.]

A sugar cube and a cigar goes way further than the Corryvreckan, 'cept for the drunk part. 2021 bottling w/o the taste of malted barley distillate whatsoever. Haven't tried the Uigeadail as of yet.

[@amnesie6615]

Sorry but in my opinion this is bullshit. ALL three as their "core range" are perfect and different.

[@thewhiskyfriend]

It's only my opinion my friend... Thanks for dropping in...