The color is pale gold. And here, on the nose, the beautiful tar of Ardbeg: asphalt, rubber, strong marine personality, lemon. But it's not all that abrupt, underneath there are also ripe pear and a pinch of vanilla ... brutal yes, but not rough. On the palate, the peat is a fleshy and vegetable mixture, more aggressive than the smell, thanks to the alcoholic boost which, although not high, can bite. It flows creamy in the mouth, melted butter on the burning embers (or on the hot asphalt, you choose), with brushstrokes of peppery licorice and lemon. But we are whiskey and beyond peat there is more, if you are not impatient take the full-bodied spirit of the distillate, which knows how to unfold in the salty and marine aspects that alternate with the sweeter ones (also hazelnuts and even chocolate) with a touch of moist burnt wood. The finish is long, pepper and barbecue, ocean and licorice, smoke and wood.