Ardbeg Grooves Feis Ile 2018 46% NV

Distillery	Ardbeg
Bottler	OB
Serie	Feis Ile 2018
Bottled for	Feis Ile 2018
Distilled date
Bottling date	2018
Country	Scotland
Region	Islay
Age
Cask Type	ex wine casks
Cask Number
Alcohol percentage	46
Volume	0,70
Condition	In original container
Label	Perfect
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Words of Whisky (87)

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Color Chestnutoloroso sherry
Nose
A fair amount of brine to start, with hints of smoky barbecue notes. This is quite meaty actually, but with bursts of blackcurrants and red berries. In the background there's a layer of soot, iodine and rubber.

Taste
Fairly big bodied, with a good viscosity. Quite ashy and somewhat burnished to start. The oak certainly isn't shy, as this is a reasonably dry whisky, with a good amount of spices too. In the background there's some darker, roasted fruits.

Finish
A syrupy sweetness with smoke, ash. A pinch of salt, as well as some lemon peel. Long.

Comments
Good, well-engineerd whisky from Ardbeg, that offers an interesting drinking experience.

BOW (86)

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Nose: sour berries, eucalyptus and hints of rubber shoe soles at first. Vanilla pastry, toasted wood and salted popcorn. Strawberries in the background. A bit of a funny mix so far. Pine resin and briny notes. White pepper too. Youngish and you feel the aromatic wood trickery, but nothing’s out of balance so it kinda works. Mouth: bittersweet notes and heavy soot, kippers and plenty of brine. White pepper, cloves, ginger. Even a mustardy sharpness. Then back to citrus, pear drops and vanilla. Fades on burnt herbal notes. Finish: quite long and warming. Smoked pimentón. Tarry and briney notes.

This is very sooty but also fairly dry and oaky, with plenty of spices. It feels a little doctored. This wouldn’t work in the core range (especially at this price) but it’s nice to try as an experiment.