Richard-ModernDrinking
Ardbeg Blasda
Single Malt — Islay, Scotland
Reviewed
March 15, 2020 (edited March 16, 2020)
The light lemony peat and powdered sugar on the nose are promising, but the barely legal ABV fails to deliver much in the way of flavor. The mouthfeel is thin and the notes of spice, black tea and wet rocks thoroughly meh. There’s a hint of grapefruit if you’re being generous. The finish is very dry with a suggestion of tangerine. The final note I scribbled for this on the night is simply ‘why?’ An experiment as ill conceived as New Coke.
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@Soba45 It was a tough assignment but someone had to do it.
Unpeated Ardbeg? Why bother...
Good you took one for the team as even a sample is stupid pricing these days for the old stuff so it sounds like i really would have been kicking myself!