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Ardbeg Uigeadail vs Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years
They diverge on 3 of our eight axes, most of all peaty, 9 against 2.
Compiled by WhiskeyCask Editorial · Last verified 2026-07-30
Specifications side by side
| Ardbeg Uigeadail | Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Single malt | Single malt |
| Origin | Islay, Scotland | Islay, Scotland |
| Age | No age statement | 10 years |
| Strength | 54.2% ABV | 50% ABV |
| Cask | Ex-bourbon cask, Oloroso sherry cask | First-fill and refill ex-bourbon American oak, ex-wine casks |
| Bottle | 700 ml | 700 ml |
| RRP observed | £60 | £46 |
| Per 10cl | £8.57 | £6.57 |
| Per litre of alcohol | £158 | £131 |
| Chill-filtered | No | No |
What separates them
Both Islay whiskies, from different distilleries.
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years states 10 years; Ardbeg Uigeadail states none.
Cask as each producer describes it: Ardbeg Uigeadail in ex-bourbon cask and oloroso sherry cask, Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years in first-fill and refill ex-bourbon american oak and ex-wine casks.
Neither is chill-filtered.
Colour: Ardbeg Uigeadail silent, Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years natural colour.
What the price buys
Ardbeg Uigeadail is £14 dearer a bottle than Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years.
Strength keeps that ordering: £131 a litre of pure alcohol for Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years against £158.
Across the 32 bottles we can cost this way, Ardbeg Uigeadail is 20th cheapest and Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years 14th cheapest.
Flavour, compared
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| Axis | Ardbeg Uigeadail | Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years |
|---|---|---|
| Peaty | 9 | 2 |
| Sweet | 5 | 6 |
| Fruity | 4 | 7 |
| Spicy | 7 | 5 |
| Woody | 5 | 5 |
| Sherried | 6 | 3 |
| Cereal | 4 | 6 |
| Oily | 9 | 7 |
3 of the eight axes clear 3 points; after peaty comes fruity at 4 against 7 and sherried at 6 against 3.
Level only on woody, 5 each.
Each bottle in its own right
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 →Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years
Barley sugar, sea air and citrus at a proper 50%. Unpeated Islay, which surprises people.
Now carries a 10-year age statement — it was NAS 'Scottish Barley' for years and most sites still publish it that way. Every bottle prints a recipe code that unlocks the exact cask-by-cask recipe and barley origin for that batch, batch disclosure no other major Scotch brand offers. Bottled at 50% rather than the usual 40-46%, which the producer states explicitly.
Full record →No overlap in what we list them for: Ardbeg Uigeadail for value at cask strength and after dinner, Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years for value at 50%, transparency and unpeated islay.
Where these specifications come from
Producer and retailer pages for Ardbeg Uigeadail and Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 10 Aged Years: ardbeg.com, bruichladdich.com. Figures are what those pages published when we last checked them, on 2026-07-30.