2000’s Ardbeg 10 yo ‘Ten’ 46% 2002 +/- 1 Litre

Colour: Pale white wine.

Nose: Lots of sharp, chiselled peat smoke, lemon rinds in brine, smoky grist and wort aromas and yeasty tangs.

Mouth: Deeply fat, tarry and full of seawater, tarred rope, iodine and wet pebbles. Mineral salts and softer, slightly herbal-accented peat smoke underneath. Some preserved lemons too!

Finish: Long, salty, tarry and full of gutsy, fattened peat smoke