Ardbeg Ardcore, Heavy Vapours and Spectacular
We continue our series of Ardbeg Fèis Ìle reviews with the Ardbeg Ardcore, Heavy Vapours and Spectacular, released for Fèis Ìle 2022 to 2024.
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Ardbeg Drum, Blaaack and Scorch
We continue our Ardbeg Fèis Ìle exploration with the releases from 2019 to 2021: the Ardbeg Drum, Blaaack and Scorch.
Ardbeg Dark Cove / Kelpie / Grooves
After last week’s deep dive into Ardbeg’s Ardbog, Auriverdes and Perpetuum, the journey down Islay’s Fèis Ìle memory lane continues. The next three stops—Dark Cove, Kelpie and Grooves—each capture a distinct moment in Ardbeg’s modern festival history.
Ardbeg Ardbog / Auriverdes / Perpetuum
We start a series of reviews of Ardbeg bottlings for Fèis Ìle, with the Ardbeg Ardbog, Auriverdes and Perpetuum. Other and latter releases will appear in upcoming reviews, in the coming weeks. Fèis Ìle is Islay’s annual festival of whisky, music, and Gaelic culture, held over about 9–10 days at the end of May. It has grown into one of the world’s most influential whisky events, drawing thousands of visitors and turning the island’s distilleries into a global stage each spring.
99&1 / Ardbeg 19yo / Blend 40yo Living Souls
We review three of the first releases from a new indy bottler: Ninety-One & One, Secret Ardbeg 19yo and Blended Scotch 40yo Living Souls.
Ardbeg Eureka
For the 25th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee, Ardbeg got help from a panel of members to select what became the Ardbeg Eureka we review.
Glen Garioch 2015 and Secret Islay 2017 Swell de Spirits
We try two young whiskies from Swell de Spirits: a Glen Garioch 2015 and a Secret Islay Blended Malt 2017.
Ardbeg Ar5 & 33.140 SMWS
Independent bottlings from Ardbeg are a rarity, especially those unmistakeably bearing the distillery’s name. According to Whiskybase, a mere nine
Ardbeg 2001 Character of Islay
We’re trying something not so common: an indy bottling of a 2001 @ardbeg, bottled at 18yo by @IslayWhiskyCo.
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19-year-old
In 2019 @Ardbeg added a new yearly batch 19yo expression called Traigh Bhan. Four batches have been released until now and @Coldorak compares them all.
Ardbeg Wee Beastie vs Ten
@Coldorak introduces the famous @ardbeg distillery, then reviews the newest addition to their core range, Wee Beastie, as well as their classic Ten.