Ardbeg Corryvreckan

This bottle has been in my cabinet and open for a year. Finally finishing it today, so it's definitely well breathed.

Without water: Creamy nose with salt and strong but mellow peat-smoke. There's also a slight toffee sweetness not dissimilar to the Airigh Nam Beist. A hint of green apples too. I find the creaminess to be the overriding aspect.

Palate - initially salty toffee with the peat arriving later. Still a little bit creamy too - toffee ice-cream?

The finish without water is a tad overpowering. With a few drops of water added I'm finding the peat takes charge on the palate and particularly finish - which is smoky, very drying and long lasting. Hmmm - I prefer the palate neat, but the finish with water.

Corryvreckan is an absolutely superb whisky in its own right. But the problem with Ardbeg now is that the bar was set so high with the Nam Beist that even the best of the modern range can't top it. So let's not directly compare - this whisky is brilliant and even with a slightly lofty price tag it is still great value.

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