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THIS SCHEDULE RUNS FROM 1ST MAY TO 31ST OCTOBER 2024
Open seven days a week 9.30am – 5.30pm
Our Visitor Centre offers a selection of drams, DIY tastings and cocktails, plus a wide range of whiskies and merchandise.
It’s advisable to book tours or guided tastings in advance to avoid disappointment.
For information on dining at the Distillery click HERE.
THE QUINTESSENTIAL ARDBEG TOUR
TIME: 10.30am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm
DAYS: Seven days
£20 per person / lasts around 1 hour 15 mins
(Drivers drams available)
An insightful tour walking you through the production process here at Ardbeg – learn all about milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation and maturation. On the way you’ll taste three drams from our Core Range (Ardbeg Ten Years Old plus two others chosen by your guide.) Informative, fun and engaging.
THE STILLHOUSE & WAREHOUSE 3 TASTING
TIME: 11.30am
DAYS: Monday to Friday
£75 per person / lasts around 1 hour 30 mins
(no under 18’s / no drivers drams)
Not quite a tour, not just a tasting… Start off with a sip of new make spirit in the Stillhouse, before heading to the famous Warehouse 3 for something a little more… aged. Behind the heavy padlock on the traditional dunnage warehouse, and surrounded by barrels, butts and barriques, grab a valinch and pour some thought-provoking whiskies straight from the cask. An intimate tasting full of character(s) and great drams.
A TIMELY, TASTEFUL TASTING
TIME: 3.00pm
DAYS: seven days
£40 per person / lasts 30 mins
(no under 18’s / no drivers drams)
You’ve heard of speed dating. This is speed tasting, but more discerning.
3 x 15mls of lost/rare/hard to find Ardbeg bottlings, shared in the Smoky Lab Tasting POD, and described by your guide. Easy. Prompt. Fantastic.
THE WEDNESDAY WHISKY WALKABOUT
TIME: 11.00am
DAYS: Wednesdays only (obviously)
(Not available in October)
£70 per person / lasts around 2 hour 30 mins
(no drivers drams)
Pull on your walking shoes (or wellies), grab a picnic and some drams and head on a stroll around the Distillery grounds. You will learn about the characters and the history of Ardbeg. Listen to your guide as they tell tall (and short) stories of Ardbeg and our lovely island. A lovely way to spend a few hours.
NOTE: Picnic and drams provided - please mention any dietary requirements when booking. You will need sturdy footwear and weather appropriate clothing, and the walk may be cancelled at short notice in the event of bad weather. Under 18’s allowed at parent/guardian’s discretion.
AN OA, AN OA, AN OA
TIME: 11am
DAYS: Saturdays and Sundays
£90 per person / lasts around 1 hour 45 mins
(no under 18’s / no drivers drams)
Ardbeg An Oa joined our Core Range in 2017, and for the first time we’re opening up the unique vatting room where it’s created. Taste An Oa ‘in progress’ as you deconstruct this delicious dram into three component cask samples - before enjoying the final product paired with some delicious Scottish cheeses. Finish off with a ‘forgotten’ dram from our archives…
AN EVENING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
TIME: 6.15pm
Days: Tuesday only
Lasts around 3 hours
(Drivers drams not available)
Private evening access to the Distillery for a detailed tour and rare tasting. Throw in some surprises along the way and you have a rare opportunity to see behind the scenes.
£1000 for group of up to 10 people
ROCKTAILS
TIME: 10am to 4.30pm
DAYS: Seven Days
Did you know Ardbeg is delicious in cocktails? Visit the cocktail corner in the Visitor Centre and enjoy a classic cocktail, or one with a subtle Ardbeggian twist! Try something new…
No Booking Required
DIY TASTINGS
TIME: 10am to 4:30pm
DAYS: Seven days
Available on-demand / no booking required.
Come into the Visitor Centre and pick from one of our tasting flights – we’ll fleetingly talk you through the whiskies then leave you to enjoy them at your leisure. Great if you are on the move, wish an introduction to Ardbeg’s whiskies or if you want to try something a bit special!
Options:
• Core Range Tasting (£20): Ardbeg 5yo Wee Beastie / Ardbeg Ten Years Old / Ardbeg An Oa / Ardbeg Uigeadail / Ardbeg Corryvreckan
• Limited Edition Tasting (£45): Ardbeg 8 Years Old For Discussion / Ardbeg Anthology: The Harpy’s Tale / Ardbeg Heavy Vapours / Ardbeg Anamorphic / Ardbeg Hypernova
• Old and Wise Tasting (£50): Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo Batch 4 / Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo Batch 5 / Ardbeg 25 Years Old
• The Peaty Path to Maturity Tasting (showcases how aging affects Ardbeg, £130): Ardbeg Very Young / Ardbeg Still Young / Ardbeg Almost There / Ardbeg Renaissance (aka We’ve Arrived)
• Ardbeg 19yo Traigh Bhan (£100): Batch 1 (released 2019) / Batch 2 (released 2020) / Batch 3 (released 2021) / Batch 4 (released 2022) / Batch 5 (released 2023)
