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Ardbeg Blaaack, 46%

Price: 140 ● Issue: Fall 2020 ● Reviewer: Gavin Smith ● Category: Single Malt Scotch

Bottled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee. Woodsmoke on the nose, with coal fires, cedar, canned fruit cocktail, and mild antiseptic. Supple and sweet on the palate, with orchard fruits and an emerging wave of peppery, prickly peat smoke. Long in the sooty finish. Lively, with chile paste.