It must be so hard being the creative distillery brains at Ardbeg. How do you beat their standard flag bearers like Uigi, Corry, and 10? There's really not much at a reasonable price point that can beat those three. You need to dig deep deep into your pockets to even come just marginally better. That's the issue here with Kelpie. It's good. Better than many other whiskies at this price point. The new wood does it wonders; marriage of peat and that unique Black Sea wood works. But...would I buy this again? No...I'd rather just stick with the Uigi, Corry, or 10. It's really good to try it, and I feel as if I certainly didn't waste my money (which can't be said for over 50% of these one off whiskies...I feel as if I'm funding a charity science lab). Really worthwhile to try once, but can't beat the standards.