Another random blind sample... here we go! Tonight's pour is light in color, so light my first guess is Ardbeg, but I'm getting ahead of myself a bit here. The nose... rubber, sweet bbq, touch of sour malt, campfire, ash, and char. The taste is ash, peat, spicy, hot pepper, sweet bbq meat, and char.
The finish, I get some burnt sugar, hot pepper that is a bit punchy and lingers. More sweet way in the back. Overall, this feels a bit random - the flavors are not overly cohesive. It's still pretty good, and I do expect it to be a one-off Ardbeg, I'll rate it 4.0/5.0 tonight.
And - it was Ardbeg. Scorch Committee Release, 51.7% ABV. I had this during 24 Days of Whisk(e)y in 2021 and rated it 4.0/5.0 that time as well. I did like the Committee release version better than the standard version back then.
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