ABV: 46%
Age: 16 Years Old
Style: Single Malt
Country: Scotland
Region: Islay
Bottling: Ardbeg
Overall
Score
8.5
Nose
Ashy, smoky and lemony. Seaweed, apple, mint and tea tree oil. Intense, snarling and complex.
Palate
Not quite the assault I'd expected but delicious all the same. Lots of sweetness, tea tree, ash and a vegetal/autumn leaf flavour.
Finish
Smoked meats and a persistent seaweed.
Comment
For all its chest-beating, smoking-gun aroma, the palate is softer and more approachable. Compelling.
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