Sweetness and smoke.  Elegant and balanced, and just at the right level of richness that you could drink it all night.  The finish is lasting and full-flavored, but at a sort of medium-level of intensity that gives this whisky a feeling of refinement.  Absolutely delicious and a great counterpoint to something like Lagavulin 21 -- while both are an "A" to me, this one shows how a peated whisky can be outstanding without the hit-by-a-bus onslaught of smoke.  Yum yum yum!!!

RETASTE JUNE 2010: Completely delicious, but probably much more of an A-. Will revise rating/review upon further tasting as we've still got this bottle in the reserves.

Awwwww yeahhhhhhhhh.  241 pounds of pudding.  (That means I really like it.  And yes I realize this is a totally useless review if you want to know what this tastes like.  Please see the reviews of the more serious gents above.)

Retaste June 2010:   Has a whisp of the old style farmy garage profile (which a really like) of the Ardbeg 30 year, but just hints, and overall is very delicate.   Traces of mint.

n:  Cinnamon sticks and light hay

p:  Mulling spices, red hots and a dirty laundry finish.  Me likey.

RETASTE:

n: Peaty butterscotch

p: red hots, long finish

N: Grain and floral  notes with medium peat level.  White pepper, brine and seaweed and a citrus kick.

P: Toned down soft peat.  Some sweetness and dry ferric notes of oolong and pu er tea.  The brine jumps out mid palate and sticks.  Finishes with lemon peel

B+/A-

N: very light and subtle nose of old leather bound books, vanilla malt, and springtime grass.

T: unusual initial flavour of burnt/smokey lime peel. Dry leather and a subtle sweetness. Changes to burnt paper and salted dried prune. Very delicate and citrusy.

Bonus for uniqueness but I would have never guessed this was an Ardbeg. Very light peat and very citrus.  [B. leaning towards B+]