Ardbeg Corryvreckan

Nose: Smoke and peat, lots of fried bacon, stewed lemons, buttered toast, burning leaves, bandages, vanilla, maple syrup, cashews, salty cookie dough, road tar. Becomes more buttery and floral with water.

Taste: Peat smoke, salted butter, overcooked bacon, lemon zest, rubber tires, olive oil, balsamic vinegar. Very oily.

Finish: Billowing smoke, grilled anchovies, charred lemons, charred red peppers, and seaweed.

If you like peaty whiskies, you'll be happy with this. I am always impressed at how Ardbeg comes across so well-mannered at high strengths. At 57.1%, it doesn't kick me in the teeth and make my eyes water like some high strength whiskies (not that those whiskies were bad - A'bunadh, I miss you so). Anyway, it's very good, but if I had my pick of Corryvreckan or Uigeadail, it's Uigeadail every time.

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