The label doesn't state 18yo, which means it could be 17yo actually, for the rigid ones of you. Here we go then, I remember this was my second ever bottle of Ardbeg that I purchased. Back then I got it for 60€. Oh, how prices are sky-rocketing. In 1990 Ardbeg only produced spirit two months a year, so I think there can't be many 1990-vintages around? The color is acacia honey. It smells damp, musty, chlorophyll, sweet sherry, tobacco, coffee beans, vanilla, whipped cream, sugar, hints of peat smoke. The taste is caramel, peat, honey, peanut butter, vanilla, butterscotch, praline, milk chocolate, I can hardly recognize the distillate in this one. The finish is peppery, some peat and sherry. It's a fine dram, but knowing this is an Ardbeg sort of ruins a bit of the joy. One can't have an Ardbeg without expecting a bit more of coastal or peaty notes.
Unexpected Ardbeg: 7
Next tasting: Laphroaig Distillery
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