In the Glass: Light amber. On the Nose: Peat. Sticky dark fruits like dates or dried figs. The sweet and smoke really go nicely together here. The Peat is more restrained than in the standard 10 year old bottling. Taste: Yep, that's an Ardbeg. More coal than campfire(though you get the typical campfire smell going if you exhale through your nose after a few sips), more soot than than vegetal. There's the sweetness that you'd expect with the sherry influence, but it's far from a sherry bomb. There's definitely a road-tar kind of note to this stuff, but I don't necessarily count that against it. Swift arrival, sweet and smokey development that turns toward a bitter finish. I do think that the younger whiskies in here dominate the older ones a bit, especially on the finish; but overall it's quite good. The cask strength plays well to this kind of expression, but I do think that I prefer the standard 10 if I had to pick one.