Ardbeg BizarreBQ

Nearing the end of this wonderful bottle, I highly recommend picking one up if you're able to find one since theyre no longer being produced. At $85 I feel like this is was a very good buy, not often you get a limited Ardbeg release that punches this far above its price point. Distinctly better than this year's "Spectacular" when A-B'd and (for me) $40 cheaper. Nose: sweet vanilla showing up much more prominently than I remember here. Ash & charcoal is present but more subdued than I remember. Smouldering peatfire on the beach, there is a strong amount of salinity as it opens up a bit more. Baking and mulling spices, hints of citrus peel and red currant Palate: strongly ashy on the first hit to the palate. Opens up into more of a prominent dark but sweet chocolate with hints of salted caramel and charred oak. Salinity weaves throughout. Peat is certainly here as well, though not dominant, bringing an umami seaweed note. Sweet malt and hints of red berries. Finish: ashy, a brown sugar maple glaze note, peat phenols and salt air

I love ardbeg but after drinking Ugedail this hits you over the head too hard! Nice smoky taste almost sweet in the long finish

Nose: charcoal and ash, peat fire, strong smoke. Vanilla, hints of roasted red currant. Some cinnamon and nutmeg. Theres almost a note of that whole orange with cloves stuck into it that you make hot cider with in the fall. Palate: chocolate, robust maritime peat/seaweed. A prominent salinity. Theres some hints of dark fruits here and a nice wood element. Ash/bonfire. Finish: ashy, smoky, strong bitter charred oak.