Thanks to /u/ScotchChick for this sample.

Welcome to a new series I’m calling “I’m Ar-begging you to stop making these puns”, in which I review all of the Ardbeg samples I’ve had sitting around, unreviewed. Let’s begin!

Up first we have Ardbeg Dark Cove, a whisky name that both interests me and makes me wonder if there’s a new shark movie out. But not one that is dumb, one that’s only slightly dumb, and kills off a great actor near the start and keeps LL Cool J alive throughout.

Turns out this was not brought out as a subtle nod to okay shark movies in the past that have hurt the shark population (in the Western world). No, it’s actually the special edition brought out by Ardbeg for Ardbeg Day 2016. Yes, I’m slow.

So what was special here? They used ex-bourbon casks and ex-sherry casks. And I, for…