The second batch of the Ardbeg Traigh Bhan varies from the 2019 edition; there's a higher proportion of first fill bourbon casks, which means less refill and sherry casks.
Ardbeg Blaaack? A younger Thijs would've hated this and pretty much discarded the whisky before ever tasting it. I guess I've mellowed or—and this is certainly possible—they've broken me.
The announcement of a new addition to Ardbeg's core range is plenty reason to get the whisky community aflutter. Here's a closer look at the new Ardbeg Wee Beastie!
There isn't a whole lot of information on the content of Ardbeg Grooves, except that (and I can barely get myself to type this) some of Ardbeg's 'grooviest casks ever' were used for maturation.
The release of the Ardbeg An Oa represents the first addition to Ardbeg's core range since 2009. Now that's enough to even get someone like me, an Ardbeg skeptic, excited.
A 25 Year Old Ardbeg by The Duchess, distilled in a period in which the distillery was only operating two months out of every year. Very rare to see bottlings from this period.