Paid: $55 for 750ml
Distilled/Owned by: Ardbeg / LVHM
Region: Islay
46% ABV
Aged For: NAS
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
Cask Type: Bourbon, Virigin oak, and PX Sherry
Chill Filtered : No
Color Added: No
Color: Pale gold
Drank: Neat, in a glencairn
Nose: Gentle sherry, honey, smoke, heather, vanilla, pine, salt, and citrus
Feel: Light bodied
Taste: Peat and gentle smoke, sherry, citrus, vanilla, salted meat, and seasoned oak
Finish: Pepper, tobacco, clove, gentle fruit, and mossy peat smoke
Thoughts: It’s a very tame and gentle Ardbeg, with more focus on fruit than peat.
Score: 84 out of 100