Ardbeg Twenty Something 22yo 1996/2018

Ardbeg Twenty Something 22yo 1996/2018

Official bottling
Single malt - Islay
Silver gold
46.4% ABV
Dram

Nose: Peat, smoke, cooked rice, orange zest, honeydew melons, green tea, hints of thyme. 
Mouthfeel: Medium body, slippery, slightly oily, loosens. 
Tasting:  Bitter. Peat, leather, smoke, orange zest, cooked rice, vanilla, gooseberries, hints of green tea. 
Finish: Medium. Peanuts, leather, orange zest, camphor, thyme. 

Comments: 

What a saline, cereally, herbal, fragrant Ardbeg! Rather unusually, there's not a lot of chocolate in this, instead there's light fruit, and a tang of cooked rice. It feels like it should be smooth like starch and astringent like green tea, but instead it's got a nice oily mouth feel.

Verdict:

I like this a lot.