The StoryFor some reason, I have always seen Ardbeg as something of a rival to my beloved Laphroaig.
This is ridiculous, I know.
It's the many similarities but critical differences that do it to me.
They're both Islay distilleries that produce an unabashedly peaty malt that avoids being one dimensional. Key similarity. A key difference is the "type" of peatiness, with Ardbeg's being the more smoky and dry campfire type and Laphroaig's being the more wet, moist and drippy type.
