Ardbeg 10 Year

Very smoky with hints of fruit and coffee #WWD

Delicious peatedness. Quite sweet and with an unusually bright and cloudy colour, due to the lack of cold filtering. Despite having a higher alcohol content than Laphroaig, it feels a lot smoother

Immediately after the pour, the nose and palate are dominated by peat smoke with just a hint of malty sweetness in the background. Once allowed to sit in the glass for about ten minutes however, the dram begins to open up. Herbal, heather honey on barley cakes along with salted seaweed is the essence of this oily dram - the peat smoke still present, but playing a supporting role. This whisky is surprisingly light despite its intense flavors, but this contrast lends the whisky an elegant balance.

New band aids, garden hose, and lawn clippings mixed with pencil shavings

First Ardbeg. There will be more

The nose is peaty & smokey like a summer campfire (quad tires) with a hint of sweet vanilla. Taste has a little spice but rounded on the edges with the traditional Islay peatiness.