Ardbeg An Oa

I hate giving all the Ardbeg I’ve had so far the same rating but each one has presented something that I love and I can’t pick one over the other at this point. This is the most approachable at first before the Islay peat hits you for a wonderful finish. You can’t go wrong with the 10, Wee Beastie, or An Oa.

First taste. Different then the 10. It develops nicely becoming richer and smoother. Bit chocolaty. Miss the oiliness tho.

Wow delicious. Smoky, salty, and sweet. Like a caramel chocolate that’s been roasted

Nose: Heavy peat, welcoming smoke expected from Ardbeg Taste: Less peat and smoke than the Uigedail, banana. Enjoyable, not overly complex and a nice peated scotch. Nose: 7 Front: 6 Middle: 7 Back: 7

Nose - Smokey, light peat, black peppercorn, tingles the nostrils Taste - oily up front, a light peat follows, then a kick of maltyness Finish - a rather long and delightful finish, almost get a saltyness with slight malt, then a tingle on the toungue with flavors that linger on the palate and throat feeling like I just had some cayenne pepper chocolate Score - 4.0, wow this is a fun drink, keeps you thinking about the flavors and complexity of the dram after each sip Scoring Legend 5.0 - Outstanding, unmatched to others 4.5 - Excellent, I will always keep a bottle in stock if possible 4.0 - Very good, quite enjoyable to drink, can consider as a solid choice 3.5 - Good, would taste again 3.0 - Average 2.5 - Acceptable, still drinkable 2.0 - Inferior, able to drink but not enjoyable 1.5 and below—wouldn’t drink again unless I am desperate

Complex smoke. There's a lot more going on here than just peat.