Ah this whiskey bar is great. To great in fact as in 24 hours I've gone through 14 drams and its a school day. Anyhow to the whiskey. I like this. Much prefer to the 10 and An Oa as none of that lemony flavour I dislike. Black charcoally smoke as Dreaming for Islay mentions. Water actually improved it...in fact I'd say Ardbeg is probably one of the few distillers I add a few drops to their high abv strength stuff and it comes to life. Most drams it just washes the flavour out. I was like yeah this is a 4. Then I read DFIs review and thought what is the price on this. $200USD here...whaaat. I think down to a 3.5 it goes. I can get the uggie or the kelpie for much cheaper and i prefer both
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Ah yes at $100 that's a fair price. Interesting as I didn't see this as a polarising dram however I can't really drink the 10 these days which people would find weird no doubt given I love peat
It's funny, my wife (normally a big Islay fan) hates this one for some reason. She still brings it up sometimes (in the, "Oh my God, remember that terrible Auriverdes?" way). It's funny how some drams just don't suit the individual palate. I liked this one just fine but Day, Ardbog, and Dark Cove were stunning in my book.
One of my faves. I bought a few bottles at its original price of $100, sadly all gone. I did come across one on sale at $90 last week, which I may yet go back for.