I really like the deep, peaty smoke of this one. The taste of a pristine, freshly-dried and slightly charred wood is also present, peeking up through the peat along with a hint of sweet tobacco. The impressive alcohol content purrs like a kitten on your tongue, having been expertly lion-tamed by Ardbeg's distiller. The only thing working against this Scotch is that I like Ardbeg's "Uigeadail" better.