Ardbeg 1978
Ardbeg 1978: Flavor, Price, and Distiller
Overall
Value
Flavor
Nose
Very fine, ashy peat.
With aeration a little citrus.
Pepper, eucalyptus, almonds.
Taste
Oilier, more herbaceous,
Lemon, candied and in zest. Orange, quince.
Pepper, light salted butter caramel.
Barbecue smoke.
Finish
Longer, on ashy peat, smoke, pepper, a very light bacon, and graphite.
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