What to say about a bottle that has nearly 5000 reviews already? Has anybody reading not tried this yet? I thought not...
It’s Ardbeg. Somehow, I managed to try Cory, An Oa, and Ugi before buying this one. The peat is more obvious, but it gives way to lemony, zesty malt in a seamless transition reminiscent of a great film editor. Despite the 55 pppm (peat parts per million), a rather high number unless your name is Octomore, it’s not just the peat show. This remains an affordable, complex single malt that serves as a fine core bottling.
I’ve been working on a core “summer lineup” to drink off of rather than just randomly pulling bottles out of the cabinet. I’ve got an Irish, a bourbon, a peated single malt and a sherry bomb. Powers Gold, Makers 46, this, and Tamdhu Batch Strength to sip on for the next several months. Anybody out there got a favorite summer pour?
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