Ardbeg was officially established by the MacDougall family in 1815, the same year as Laphroaig came into official existence a few miles along the road, although it seems that illicit distilling had already been taking place on the site for over twenty years, with Alexander Stewart having founded a distillery there in 1794. Like its fellow south ... Read More »
A 1975 vintage whisky from Ardbeg. This has been aged for 24 years and bottled just after the millennium. Bottled at Douglas Laing's preffered strength of 50%.
A single cask whisky from Ardbeg Distillery. This whisky was distilled in 1975 and aged for 24 years. Bottled at Douglas Laing's preferred strength of 50% and as part of their Old Malt Cask range.
A rare old bottle of Ardbeg 1974 vatted from a pair of casks bottled by Signatory on August 8th 1997. Highly rated by the Malt Maniacs with an average score of 90 points.
A single cask bottling of Ardbeg whisky, distilled in 1972 and aged for 29 years. This whisky has undergone a finishing process of a minimum of 6 months in a sheryy cask, before being bottled at Douglas Laing's preferred strength of 50%.
A single cask whisky from Ardbeg distillery. Distilled in 1973 and aged for 27 years. Bottled by Douglas Laing, without colouring or chill-filtration, for their Old Malt Cask range.
An old Ardbeg from the days when they still ran their own on-site maltings. Bottled in 2003 by Douglas Laing for their Platinum Selection range. "Top notch again as expected" according to Serge Valentin on Whisky Fun.
A single cask release of Ardbeg 1974 for the UK market, this time a mere 141 bottles from a bourbon cask. We are told there are very few old casks left at Ardbeg for this kind of bottling, so this may be one of the last released on these shores.
A single cask release of Ardbeg 1974 for the UK market, this time a mere 132 bottles from a bourbon cask. We are told there are very few old casks left at Ardbeg for this kind of bottling, so this may be one of the last released on these shores.
A cask-strength release of Ardbeg 1974 for the UK market, bottled in 2006 from a single bourbon cask. We are told there are very few old casks left at Ardbeg for this kind of bottling, so this may be one of the last released on these shores.
A single cask release of 1972 Ardbeg, specially selected for Alambic Classique in Germany. This whisky has been aged for 28 years and bottled by Douglas Laing as part of their Old Malt Cask range.