ArdbegSingle Malt Scotch Whisky
Like its fellow southern Ileachs, Laphroaig and Lagavulin, Ardbeg is heavily peated, with a turfy smoke and seaspray character predominant in most bottlings. The distillery fell foul of the global whisky downturn in the late 1970s, which, coupled with some criminal mismanagement by the then owners Hiram Walker, led to the distillery falling silent in 1981. Production resumed sporadically in 1989, but the distillery fell silent again in 1996.
However, all was not lost. In 1997 Ardbeg was taken over by Glenmorangie plc, and the past decade has seen a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for this previously neglected distillery, which now boasts an excellent tour onsite, a cracking restaurant and a worldwide following eager for all things Ardbeg. An initial release of aged stocks bottled as a 17 year-old in newly-designed packaging proved an instant runaway success, and has been followed by a string of highly successful official bottlings.
The core of the range is now the standard 10 year-old - an exuberant, fruity, peaty dram - but there have been several vintage and single cask bottlings that have been elevated to the status of instant classics by Islay aficionados, and surviving bottles of the earlier releases now command sums far in excess of their initial list price.
The success of these new bottlings, coupled with the huge surge of popularity of all things Islay-related in recent years,has also led to a revival of interest in older bottlings of Ardbeg, with the result that independent bottlings released while the distillery was silent in the eighties and early nineties have shot up in value.In particular, vintage releases of Ardbeg from the period before 1977 when the distillery's floor maltings were removed (a dreadful error by Hiram Walker) are extremely highly sought-after.
Character and Style of Ardbeg
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Wet wool (wet dog)
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Carbolic Soap
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Seaweed
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Brine
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£4.25Ardbeg 10 Year Old
£45.25
(£64.64 per litre)
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£2.45Ardbeg Uigeadail
£64.50
(£92.14 per litre)
Ardbeg An Oa
£50.95
(£72.79 per litre)
Ardbeg The Harpy's Tale 13 Year OldAnthology Series
£141
(£201.43 per litre)
Ardbeg Heavy VapoursArdbeg Day 2023
£110
(£157.14 per litre)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie5 Year Old
£40.50
(£57.86 per litre)
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
£82.95
(£118.50 per litre)
Ardbeg The Three Monsters of Smoke Trio Pack3x20cl
£45.25
(£75.42 per litre)
Ardbeg 200022 Year Old 50th Anniversary
£495
(£707.14 per litre)
Ardbeg DrumArdbeg Day 2019
£225
(£321.43 per litre)
Ardbeg 19 Year OldFirst Witch Witches Series Macbeth Act One
£550
(£785.71 per litre)
Ardbeg ScorchArdbeg Day 2021
£199
(£284.29 per litre)
Ardbeg BlaaackArdbeg Day 2020
£299
(£427.14 per litre)
Ardbeg GroovesArdbeg Day 2018
£250
(£357.14 per litre)
Ardbeg 200021 Year Old Private Oloroso Cask 1565
£2,250
(£3,214.29 per litre)
Ardbeg ArdcoreArdbeg Day 2022
£120
(£171.43 per litre)
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year OldBatch 3
£399
(£570 per litre)
Ardbeg Twenty Something22 Year Old Embassy Release
£850
(£1,214.29 per litre)
Ardbog (Ardbeg)
£399
(£570 per litre)
Ardbeg 1998Renaissance
£450
(£642.86 per litre)
Ardbeg 196632 Year Old Cadenhead's
£8,000
(£11,428.57 per litre)
Ardbeg 1976Bot.1999 Connoisseurs Choice
£1,250
(£1,785.71 per litre)
Ardbeg 196732 Year Old Old Malt Cask
£5,500
(£7,857.14 per litre)
Ardbeg 1974Bot.1992 Connoisseurs Choice
£1,350
(£1,928.57 per litre)