Tasting Notes

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Ardbeg Traigh Bhan Batch #3 (2021 Release)

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan Batch No. 2. Image courtesy Ardbeg.

Country: Scotland

Region: Islay

Type: Single Malt

Bottler: Distiller

ABV: 40.2%

Score: 93 Points

The third annual release of this 19-year-old Islay singe malt has grilled fruits, peat smoke, honey, caramel, and heather on the nose. The taste is smoky and spicy with a tangy touch of grilled citrus, baking spices, peat smoke, toasted caramel, and a hint of orange peel that comes alive as the spices fade. The finish is long and smoky with lingering spices and hints of orange peel and toasted caramel. Nice! (September, 2021)