Ardbeg continues to impress with this release. Huge impact of the rum casks comes out in both the nose and taste. Nose: Rich full bodied peat and smoke. Very rounded and robust. The iodine and rubber smell I usually get off Ardbeg is completely gone. Instead it is replaced by fruits and spices. Overripe banana, sweet apples, nutmeg, cinnamon, slight raisin and nuttiness. Taste: Spicy peat and smoke fades quickly into an extremely creamy fruitiness. I was immediately reminded of a more smokey Compass Box Great King Street Glasgow Blend. Cinnamon and nutmeg fade into a thick banana and apple flavor. The finish is pleasantly salty with citrusy flavors like lemon, ginger, and turmeric. Oily whiskey, flavors last a long time after.