First let me say that my experience with peat and smokey Scotch has not been pleasant. A friend of mine brought some of The Ultimate 10 year over for tasting and he wanted to finish with it. After half a dozen Scotch and Irish whiskys, we tried the Ardbeg. Wow, so smoky but it was not overwhelming, and the fruity finish was excellent. I waited a bit and I wanted more. I took another sip and another, and it was exponentially fantastic. I could not believe I was enjoying it so much. I was so impressed with it, I wrote it down to get a bottle of my own.