Ardbeg Supernova 2019

Floral, vanillé, phénolique, un bourbon élégant au nez, puis le blast cendré typique à Ardbeg mais cette fois-ci avec des contours miellés, comme un 10 ans plus rond et plus bourbon que fumé finalement, absolument délicieux.

Like putting a summer sausage that was smoked over a cherrywood fire, put into my saddlebag, then I rode across the highlands stopping and making a peat fire every night along the way, then ate it a week later. Yum. @Kyle-Metes-Randolph

The smoke is strong and distinct from the peat.

Probably the most pure smoky Ardbeg I have had to date. On the nose it is a sooty smoke reminiscent of the coal fire steam boats that still operates in the archipelago of Stockholm. My mind jumped to the smells wafting from the chimneys of said boats when they are docked in the city center with the fire going. Intense smoke in the mouth and less sweet than your typical Ardbeg, quite spicy as well. The aftertaste is dry, long and the sooty theme persists from start to finish complemented with hints of anise. Not my favorite Ardbeg offering, but it is definitely in the tippy top of what I have had from the distillery. The price was quite steep though, I would buy the Corryvreckan any day over this one. I was going to write that this was review 100, but it is just my 100th scored bottle ;)