46,2°
Distillery : Ardbeg - Islay
American Oak and Oloroso Sherry Casks
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Malt
Bottled in 2022
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured
Peated around 54 ppm
The years go by and with them the various Batches of Traigh Bhan, from 2019 onwards, at the rate of one new Batch per year. The maturation process is exactly the same as for Batch 3, and the name remains unchanged, inspired by a beach close to the distillery. It was distilled on 7 March 2003 and bottled on 16 March 2022. Prices were still high, but this time the bottle was not sold out in three days.
Let's Taste It :
Very lemony and herbaceous, with hints of eucalyptus, laurel and damp undergrowth. Plant moss, tree bark. Very soon the tide is felt, the iodine, the mangrove. Kelp, seaweed. The peat is not so strong. Fine, it disintegrates into a beautiful granular smoke. Very suave, oily and fruity on the palate, with plums, mirabelles and Comice pears. Banana, citrus fruit. Well managed spices. Sufficiently long, beautiful finish, parsley, reeds, marshes. A touch of peat at the end, pungent, earthy, dark chocolate. Cola, charcoal.
In Short,
It's hard to say which is better, between Batch 3 and this one, which is more lemony but also fruitier, it seems to me. Batch 3 was more balanced, with a nice fullness, but less easy to drink. Batch 1 seemed to me to be a bit of a step down, rougher and more monochrome. Finally, like the others, it's sold at a much higher price than it deserves, so to recommend buying it at this price is really inappropriate.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Gary Numan - My Name is Ruin
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