Ardbeg An Oa

good

If Laphroaig is a deluxe stoagie you never want to end, this is the stale and rain soaked stoagie you never want to light

Smokey Delicious. Caramel Vanilla

very aggressive liquid charcoal

like I fell tongue first into camp fire

Great peat. Nice vanilla and caramel.

Maybe closer to a 3.5. This has what I'd expect from ardbeg, with a few more stone fruit and flower garden notes swirling around on the nose and palate. Not distinctive enough from the 10 to make me want this in stead, but also doesn't have the vibrant bouquet that Uigaedail and Laphroiag Triple Wood have, nor the subtlety of Lag 16 or Oban 14. Good but not exceptional.