Distinctively oily — extra virgin olive oil, sweet briar wood, coriander, sage, smoked lemon peel, carbolic soap
Soft, oily mouthcoat — rich sweet smoke, oak moss, treacle, aniseed, balsamic woodiness
Coconut and stone-fruit sweetness beneath classic Ardbeg peat — Sauternes and smoke in conversation
Anthology 13 The Harpy's Tale — first Anthology. Sauternes + bourbon. 13 years. 46%.
Olive oil and sage nose. Oily smoky palate. Coconut peat finish. Elegant storytelling Ardbeg.
Harpy's Tale earns an 8.5 — soft, herbaceous, unusually oily Ardbeg at £130. Elegant first Anthology entry.
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