Crisp apple, pine, autumn leaves, leather, oak over signature Ardbeg peat smoke — mature and layered
Oily — deep peat, brine, tropical fruit, dark chocolate — 19 years adding depth without taming the smoke
Long, salty, smoky — lingering considerably, the singing sands living up to their name
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 — 'singing sands.' Annual batches since 2019. Bourbon + Oloroso sherry. Drinkhacker: A-.
Apple and leather nose over peat. Oily palate with brine and dark chocolate. Long, salty, smoky finish. Mature Ardbeg at its finest.
Traigh Bhan earns a 9 — aged Ardbeg excellence. At £275, premium but the 19 years of Islay peat deliver. The singing sands sing.
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