This was one of the more highly anticipated releases for me. As soon as it was announced I was sure to keep an eye on when it became available since the rum cask was something I really wanted to see related to a whisky I know I like a lot. The Balvenie Caribbean Cask was nice enough, but I prefer peat and after I tried the BCC I was pretty stoked to find out Ardbeg was trying that out.
Minutia: Matured in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in ex-Rum casks, bottled in 2019. Enjoyed in a glencairn.
Color: Deep gold, 0.8.
Nose: Smoke, lime, citrus, mezcal/tequila.
Taste: Creamy banana, smoke, lime.
Finish: Smoke, salt, banana, maybe pineapple (a creamier kind of pineapple, not sharp, maybe a bit like a piña colada without being so sweet).
Darn, the biggest letdown of the bunch, though really just due to my own excitement for it. Had I tried this first, I wouldn’t have bought a bottle, though I’m not exactly sad I have it. The finish is a bit better than the rest and got this just into the next threshold of scores on my scale. Without that pleasant creaminess it loses a lot of charm. This is one of the Ardbeg Day releases I’m definitely interested in trying at cask strength one day.
Score: 81
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