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
Wet wool (wet dog)
Carbolic Soap
Seaweed
Brine
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Ardbeg Heavy VapoursArdbeg Day 2023
£110
(£157.14 per litre)
Ardbeg SmokiverseArdbeg Day 2025
£89.95
(£128.50 per litre)
Ardbeg 10 Year Old
£45.25
(£64.64 per litre)
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£5Ardbeg An Oa
£47.50
(£67.86 per litre)
Ardbeg Uigeadail
£70.25
(£100.36 per litre)
Ardbeg Wee Beastie5 Year Old
£35.25
(£50.36 per litre)
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year OldBatch 2
£260
(£371.43 per litre)
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year OldBatch 5
£249
(£355.71 per litre)
Ardbeg Corryvreckan
£85.75
(£122.50 per litre)
Ardbeg The Unicorn's Tale 14 Year OldAnthology Series
£122
(£174.29 per litre)
Ardbeg SpectacularArdbeg Day 2024
£106
(£151.43 per litre)
Ardbeg 19 Year OldFirst Witch Witches Series Macbeth Act One
£550
(£785.71 per litre)
Ardbeg The Three Monsters of Smoke Trio Pack3x20cl
£45.95
(£76.58 per litre)
Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance
£450
(£642.86 per litre)
Ardbeg 1974 ProvenanceBot.2000 US Release
£6,500
(£8,666.67 per litre)
Ardbeg 197527 Year Old Old Malt Cask
£3,250
(£4,642.86 per litre)
Ardbeg 196732 Year Old Old Malt Cask
£5,000
(£7,142.86 per litre)
Ardbeg PerpetuumArdbeg Day 2015
£250
(£333.33 per litre)
Ardbeg 1978Bot.1999 Gordon & MacPhail
£1,200
(£1,714.29 per litre)
Ardbeg 197424 Year Old Bot.1998 Cask #659 & 661 Signatory
£1,100
(£1,571.43 per litre)
Ardbeg 1991 Rare Reserve33 Year Old Sig Symington’s Choice
£2,375
(£3,392.86 per litre)
Ardbeg 197428 Year Old Old Malt Cask
£3,000
(£4,285.71 per litre)
Ardbeg 1978Bot.1999
£1,350
(£1,928.57 per litre)
Ardbeg 199412 Year Old Cadenhead's
£299
(£427.14 per litre)