Tastes

Nose: oak, raisin, vanilla. Mouth: initial sweetness, heavy burn, long warm finish. Dash of water: oak, honey, vanilla

Oak nose. Well balanced open with sweet, oak and sherry all there in equal parts. Finishes with coffee notes. Really decent.

It's hard not to make comparisons with Laphroaig. Ardbeg is certainly full of peat smoke but also exhibits distinctly sweet notes especially at the open; green apple, citrus rind. The finish brings more smokey darkness, coffee, dark chocolate. Very characterful.

Full bodied, full flavored, in your face. Nose has hints of almond, raisin and orange. Sweet with lots of charred oak. Dash of water and it really opens up.

Smooth with sweet and smokey notes, nice but falls away a bit quickly.

Very light nose, and a light, sweet open with more burn than anticipated and sweet sherry aftertaste. Perhaps a hint of smoke but lacks any depth. Inoffensive.

Nose has hints of smoke, banana and vanilla. Tastes confectionary-sweet with medium burn. Maybe good for mixes but not complex enough to enjoy neat.