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Ardbeg 10 Year Old vs Ardbeg Uigeadail
One axis separates these two: sherried, 1 against 6.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Ardbeg 10 Year Old | Ardbeg Uigeadail | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Islay, Scotland | Islay, Scotland |
| Age | 10 years | No age statement |
| Strength | 46% ABV | 54.2% ABV |
| Cask | Ex-bourbon barrel | Ex-bourbon cask, Oloroso sherry cask |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £48 | £60 |
| Per 10cl | £6.86 | £8.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £149 | £158 |
| Chill-filtered | No | No |
What separates them
Both distilled at the same distillery, so house style is held constant.
Ardbeg 10 Year Old states 10 years; Ardbeg Uigeadail states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Ardbeg 10 Year Old in ex-bourbon barrel, Ardbeg Uigeadail in ex-bourbon cask and oloroso sherry cask.
Neither is chill-filtered.
Colour: Ardbeg 10 Year Old natural colour, Ardbeg Uigeadail silent.
What the price buys
Ardbeg Uigeadail is £12 dearer a bottle than Ardbeg 10 Year Old.
Strength keeps that ordering: £149 a litre of pure alcohol for Ardbeg 10 Year Old against £158.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Ardbeg 10 Year Old is 18th cheapest and Ardbeg Uigeadail 20th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
View as table
| Axis | Ardbeg 10 Year Old | Ardbeg Uigeadail |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 9 | 9 |
| Sweet | 3 | 5 |
| Fruity | 4 | 4 |
| Spicy | 5 | 7 |
| Woody | 4 | 5 |
| Sherried | 1 | 6 |
| Cereal | 4 | 4 |
| Oily | 7 | 9 |
That is the only axis of the eight to reach 3 points. Next widest is sweet, 3 against 5.
Identical on peaty, fruity and cereal.
Each bottle in its own right
Ardbeg 10 Year Old
Tar, lime and soot, then a long smoked-vanilla finish. Bracing rather than comfortable.
Ardbeg's own page states the whisky is matured solely in ex-bourbon casks and is non-chill filtered, with no sherry component at all — unusual for a flagship Islay malt. It is bottled at 46% where most competitors at the price sit at 40%.
Full record →Ardbeg Uigeadail
Tar, raisin and smoked meat at 54.2%. The best-value cask-strength Islay there is.
A batched vatting, so the strength has varied slightly over time — 54.2% is the current stated figure, not a permanent one. Named after the peat-laden loch supplying the distillery's water.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Ardbeg 10 Year Old for first serious peated malt and value at 46%, Ardbeg Uigeadail for value at cask strength and after dinner.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Ardbeg 10 Year Old and Ardbeg Uigeadail: ardbeg.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.