Ardbeg Galileo

N: sweetness M: some pepper, brown sugar

Solid smoke, fruity, and floral balance from the peat in Marsala casks. Nose: Smoke, Salted Caramel, Tinned Pineapples, Strawberries, Salted Caramel, Iodine, Salted Cod, Sultanas, Raspberries, Violets, Lavender, Peaches Palate: Smoke, Raisins, Ioidines, Dark Chocolate, Pineapples, Bananas, Salted Caramel, Morello Cherries, Beef, Mangoes, Honey, Sultanas, Figs, Blackberries Finish: Raisins, Smoke, Salted Caramel, Cod, Hazlenuts, Almonds, Strawberries, Blackberries, Nutmeg

Fruity, strong, rich, slightly peated (for an ardbeg)

Ah man yet another great sample from VA.... thank you @LeeEvolved once again. Such a rich, oily balanced Ardbeg. A lot of the std stuff I have found has gone down hill these days Uggie etc just isn't the same and tasting older samples such as this prove it to me at least. In fact i'm an outlier in that I'm not a fan anymore or any of the std releases, 10, An Oa, Uggie etc. I much prefer the older bottlings, the pre 10, this, as well as the newer special releases the 19, Dark Cove, Kelpie (some are better than others). Only 3 drams in of my 12 dram set from LeeE... looking fwd to the rest!