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 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.
A 1972 whisky from Ardbeg. This has been matured for 29 years including a minimum 6 month finishing period in a sherry cask. Bottled in November 2001 by Douglas Laing for their Old Malt Cask range.
A legendary Ardbeg, the 1974 Provenance appeared in 1997 shortly after Glenmorangie's takeover of the distillery. This version of Provenance was for the European market, other bottlings were done for the USA and Asia.
A single cask Ardbeg, distilled in 1967. This has been aged for 32 years and bottled at the beginning of the new millennium for Douglas Laing's Old Malt Cask range.
An cask-strength Ardbeg from the hugely desirable 1972 vintage, bottled from a single bourbon cask for Oddbins in 2004. Even that far back, Ardbeg mania was already in full effect - this bottling was said to have sold out in under two hours, and that was even before whisky guru Serge of Whiskyfun had given it 93 points...
A massive 4.5 litre bottle of cask strength 10 year old Ardbeg, bottled as 'MOR' (this was the original MOR bottling). A serious bit of kit that will take up a chunk of space and provide a talking point at whisky related gatherings for years to come. Lifting it to pour a dram may require help.
Samaroli is an Italian independent bottler, famed for the exceptional quality of their releases and for their arty, innovative labels and packaging. This is a legendary young Ardbeg matured in sherry casks and bottled at full strength in the early 1980s.
Part of the first bottlings for the Ardbeg Committee in 2000, this single cask is from a 1976 batch of sherry casks that took Ardbeg's reputation into the stratosphere.
Bottled from a sherry butt for the Japanese market in 2002, this cask-strength dram is from the 1976 batch of sherry casks that took Ardbeg's reputation into the stratosphere.
A very special bottle of 1967 vintage whisky from Ardbeg distillery. This whisky has been matured for 30 years in an Oloroso sherry cask, giving it a beautifully dark colour.
A very special bottle of Ardbeg whisky. Distilled in 1967 and matured in a sherry cask for 30 years. This single cask release was limited to just 536 bottles when it was released 1997 and there are sure to be far fewer bottles in circulation now.