I am generally a big Ardbeg fan. I do however have some apprehension about this one, fearing a total ashtray-licking experience due to its youth. Let's go. 2oz in Glencairn at home. Nose is big smoke, definite ash, with some hints of seaside trying to poke through. Taste is more of the same, with a lingering bitter ash coating the back of the tongue and down into the throat. Maybe some iodine, maybe some seared brisket, but then maybe that is me just hoping to find something besides a campfire in my mouth. This is, well, rough. No nuance or balance. I don't hate it, but I can't say I enjoy it so much as tolerate it. You want to scare a neophyte away from single malt Scotch for life, this is your dram. 8/7/2020