Ardbeg Grooves
COLOR
A dark robust autumnal reduced maple syrup, ice tea, soft saddle, burnished copper, diluted tincture of iodine.
NOSE
Sweet cream, caramel, pepper, salt, vanilla, raw hot dog, honey, allspice, citrus, smoke and peat.
FLAVOR
Cream, oil, nutty, caramel, spice and citrus. Some smoke and peat but not dominant.
FINISH
A very long sweet finish with fruit, pepper, citrus, licorice, honey, smoke, iodine and of course salt.
COMMENTS
An inspiring and complex dram for experienced tasters.