Ardbeg

Ardbeg was officially established by the MacDougall family in 1815 at the same time as the Laphroaig distillery came into official existence a few miles along the road. It has to be said 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 southern Ileachs, Laphroaig and Lagavulin, Ardbeg is heavily peated, with a turfy smoke and seaspray character predominant in most bottlings.
Unfortunately a combination of bad management and the global whisky downturn of the late 1970s led to the distillery falling silent in 1981. Production resumed sporadically in 1989, but the distillery fell silent again in 1996.

The 10-year-old single malt whisky is not chill-filtered so it has maximum depth, body and flavour. The light gold liquid has an aroma of toffee and chocolate and the palate is classically peaty and smoky.

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The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1972 / Cask #2782 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £7,500.00 €8,681.48 (est.) $10,018.80 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1972 Strength: 49.9% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 49.9% / Distillery Bottling – An old single cask Ardbeg 1972 bottled in 2003 for the Italian market in 2003. This was perfectly described as an 'old glory' by Whiskyfun's Serge Valentin, who gave it 95 points. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1972 / Cask #866 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £7,500.00 €8,681.48 (est.) $10,018.80 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1972 Strength: 48.3% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 48.3% / Distillery Bottling – A 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… … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1972 / Cask #868 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £7,500.00 €8,681.48 (est.) $10,018.80 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1972 Strength: 48.5% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 48.5% / Distillery Bottling – An old single cask Ardbeg 1972 bottled from a bourbon hogshead for the Swedish market. This is from a batch of famous bourbon casks done for various markets in 2004 which met with critical acclaim and, inevitably, people complaining about the prices (which were around £300 at the time). Hindsight's a beautiful thing, isn't it? … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeggeddon 1972 / 29 Year Old / Old Malt Cask Islay Whisky £7,500.00 €8,681.48 (est.) $10,018.80 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 75cl Age: 29 Year Old Vintage: 1972 Strength: 48.4% Bottler: Summary: 75cl / 48.4% / Douglas Laing – A very special Ardbeg 1972, bottled from a single sherry cask to commemorate the Plowed Society's Ardbegeddon gathering in Las Vegas in 2002. A legendary bottling that won huge critical acclaim on release and remains highly sought-after. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1966 / 32 Year Old / Cadenhead's Islay Whisky £8,000.00 €9,260.24 (est.) $10,686.72 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 32 Year Old Vintage: 1966 Strength: 42.6% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 42.6% / Cadenhead's – A very very rare 1960s Ardbeg, bottled at natural strength (42.6%) by distinguished Edinburgh bottlers Cadenhead's at the end of the 1990s. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1976 / Bot.2004 / Cask #2398 / Islay Festival 2004 Islay Whisky £8,000.00 €9,260.24 (est.) $10,686.72 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 2004 Strength: 51.4% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 51.4% / Distillery Bottling – This very special Ardbeg was matured for 27 years in a single sherry butt. The rare release marks a pivotal point in the distillery’s history, distilled just three years before it was initially closed in 1979. Consequently, vintages from this era are especially rare and highly sought after. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1976 / Cask #2392 / Sherry Cask / Committee Reserve Islay Whisky £8,000.00 €9,260.24 (est.) $10,686.72 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1976 Strength: 55% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 55% / Distillery Bottling – 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. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1976 / Cask #2394 / Committee Exclusive Islay Whisky £8,000.00 €9,260.24 (est.) $10,686.72 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1976 Strength: 53.2% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 53.2% / Distillery Bottling – 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. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1976 / Cask #2395 / Sherry Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £8,000.00 €9,260.24 (est.) $10,686.72 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1976 Strength: 54.5% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 54.5% / Distillery Bottling – 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. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1976 / Cask #2396 / Sherry Cask Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £8,000.00 €9,260.24 (est.) $10,686.72 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1976 Strength: 53.5% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 53.5% / Distillery Bottling – A single sherry cask release of Ardbeg 1976 bottled for the Italian market in 2002. Cask 2396 is one of a series of legendary sister sherry casks bottled by Ardbeg in the late 1990s and early 2000s that really cemented the distillery's cult status amongst aficionados. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1976 / Sherry Cask #2397 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £8,000.00 €9,260.24 (est.) $10,686.72 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1976 Strength: 52.4% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 52.4% / Distillery Bottling – A legendary vintage release from Ardbeg in the years after they were acquired by Glenmorangie. Matured for 31 years in a sherry butt and bottled at cask strength in 2008. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1972 / Ping No.1 / Cask #2780 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £9,000.00 €10,417.77 (est.) $12,022.56 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1972 Strength: 51.4% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 51.4% / Distillery Bottling – A 1972 vintage bottling of Ardbeg, bottled by the distillery from cask #2780 in 2004 at 31 years old. These vintage releases remain sought after thanks to them offering a glimpse into the history of the distillery and the incredible whiskies it was making in the 1970s. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1972 / Ping No.1 / Cask #2780 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £9,000.00 €10,417.77 (est.) $12,022.56 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1972 Strength: 51.4% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 51.4% / Distillery Bottling – A rare 1972 vintage Ardbeg produced for Juuls Vinhandel in Denmark. This release is referred to as 'Ping No.1' on the back and was produced for the 30th Business Anniversary of Michael Madsen (one of their workers). A real collector's item. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1976 Manager's Choice / Sherry Cask #2391 Islay Whisky £9,000.00 €10,417.77 (est.) $12,022.56 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: Vintage: 1976 Strength: 56% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 56% / Distillery Bottling – The famous Ardbeg 'Manager's Choice' bottling is a single sherry cask from 1976 selected by Stuart Thomson for sale at the distillery in 1999. An enormous hit at the time, this was one of the key early single cask bottlings that kickstarted Ardbeg's stratospheric rise. … Full Description Supplier:
The Whisky Exchange	Ardbeg 1979 / 40 Year Old / Signatory Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky £9,000.00 €10,417.77 (est.) $12,022.56 (est.) Country: Scotland Region: Islay Bottle Size: 70cl Age: 40 Year Old Vintage: 1979 Strength: 56.8% Bottler: Summary: 70cl / 56.8% / Signatory – A 1979 Ardbeg single malt from indie bottler Signatory Vintage, matured in a single ex-bourbon barrel for four decades, before being bottled in June 2020 as part of its Cask Strength Collection. … Full Description Supplier: