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The Legend Returns
Ardbeg 17 Years Old
Released over 25 years ago in 1997, 17 Years Old was one of the first bottles to leave the Distillery after reopening. Unusually delicate, yet unmistakably Ardbeg, this whisky found a place in the hearts of the Committee, and set an extraordinary standard for our future.
Retired in 2004, Ardbeggians thought that was the last they’d see it. But, while times have been moving quietly on, its return has been years in the making. Dr Bill Lumsden has meticulously crafted this release to mirror the original, retracing the flavour profile note by note, and choosing to bottle at 40% strength, just as it was back then.
Follow that Smoketrail!
For Ardbeg Smoketrails Côte Rôtie Edition, we’ve married classic Ardbeg ex-bourbon casks with Ardbeg matured in highly sought-after Côte Rôtie wine casks from the Rhône region in southern France.
Adventure awaits when you follow that Smoketrail!
New Dimensions in Flavour
Enter the world of Planet Ardbeg… A land of giant botanicals and even bigger beasts, where a copper city comes under attack from a monstrous creature and a mystical desert carries echoes of a distant past. Traversing this triptych of fantastical tales is the Quantum Distiller, who journeys across time and space gathering ingredients and inspiration to concoct the ultimate dram…
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From one master of smoke to another...
What do DJ BBQ, China’s famous pitmaster Mr Xia and Ardbeg Islay Single Malt have in common? An insane commitment to SMOKE.
Watch with mouthwatering awe as these masters of smoke create the Ardbeg Tenicillin perfectly paired with whole roasted Sichuan lamb.
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