Tag: ardbeg
C Cadenhead Ardbeg 22 year old
A single cask Ardbeg bottling is a bit of rarity nowadays folks. Moet like to hold onto all of their precious casks for their annual experiments and to restore their aged stock, which has a few gaps. If you weren’t already aware Ardbeg was pretty much a silent mothballed distillery throughout the 1980’s closing its […]
I Iain Banks Memorial Whisky Tasting
For book fans, few need an introduction to Iain Banks. He was one of Britain’s bestselling writers, of mainstream and science fiction. He also wrote a book about whisky, called Raw Spirit. I say whisky, it was also full of political rants and personal escapades, but the loose idea behind the book was that Iain […]
T The Trip to Islay
First of all, behold the purchases: I’ll say that was a productive trip… Anyway, first and foremost, it was my honeymoon – and both my wife and I had an amazing time there. She’s not even a whisky drinker, but by the end of the trip she was nosing glasses and sipping with me. Now […]
1 10 Great Scottish Single Malts That Don’t Cost The Earth
Edit: this post was originally written a little while ago, and the whisky industry has since started charging a lot more for single malts. But you should still find these pretty good value. With Christmas or a birthday around the corner, you’re thinking about what presents to buy. You discover the potential recipient likes (or […]
A Ardbeg Distillery Tour 2
After completing the initial tour of Ardbeg, we moved back to the main buildings, where the Kiln Cafe and offices are located. Not expecting too much from this prize we were surprised to be then taken into sanctuary of the Chairman’s Study for some tasting. Beyond the imposing iron door lies the Chairman’s Study Within […]
A Ardbeg Galileo – Review
We’ve seen the press releases. We’ve read the news items. This is a release to celebrate Whisky In Space! It sold out quickly, ended up on eBay within a heartbeat, and has either infuriated some whisky collectors or delighted others. But I’m not going to bother about covering any of that now, since it’s irrelevant: […]
A Ardbeg Lord of the Isles
At the weekend I went to a very, very nice hotel in the Costwolds to attend a wedding. What was even nicer was the incredibly swish and expensive hotel room, which came absolutely free. That was originally best thing about it, until I spotted the whisky cabinet down by the bar. There, glowing as if […]
A Ardbeg Galileo – Coming Soon
UPDATE: This has now been reviewed. Well, it’s even got its own Facebook page now, so this must be serious business indeed. Yes, the eagerly awaited Ardbeg Galileo is on its way to a whisky shop near you. Or maybe not – it’s a limited bottling, so it’s most likely going to sell out soon […]
A Ardbeg Corryvreckan
The Ardbeg Corryvreckan “takes its name from the famous whirlpool that lies to the north of Islay, where only the bravest souls dare to venture”, but if you are brave enough then a treat awaits you. The colour of amber; on the nose this very gentle peat smoke, honey, custard creams, waft of smoked fish, […]
A Ardbeg 1990 / Airigh Nam Beist
The world can broadly be divided into two types of people: those who have sampled Ardbeg’s whisky and those who have not. For those who have not, I pity you (those who have will know exactly what I mean). Ardbeg was a legendary distillery of Islay that had a large output up until the 1980s […]