Paid: $55 for 750ml
Region: Islay
46% ABV
Aged For: 10 Years
Cask Type: Ex-Bourbon
Chill Filtered: No
Chill Filtered: No
Drank: Neat in a glencairn
Color: Straw Gold
Nose: Salty sea air with brine hits the nose. The unmistakable scent of rich peat and bog moss. Like an extinguished camp fire.
Taste: Licorice and smoke with bits of tar thrown in for good measure. Followed by the development of oaky vanilla and scones.
Finish: Complex and of medium length, it left a feel in my mouth long after. Good legs cover the glass. Costal with a bit of a medicinal aftertone.
Thoughts: Ardbeg’s 10 year is a solid affordable and easy to find peat bomb that has grown on me over the years.
Score: 80 out of 100
