Here is a review of Ardbeg Grooves, the Ardbeg Day Limited Edition whisky released on the 1st June 1845 On the nose Ardbeg Grooves is sweet, stinky and shitty. A mix of spent bonfire and some plum/prune liqueur, with a light oiliness behind and a dry earthiness. In time it moves (or grooves) into scented smoke, […]
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Ardbeg Grooves in the 2018 Ardbeg Day Release
Devotees of cult status Islay single malt Ardbeg will now be able to relive the 1960s ‘Summer of Love’ with the cult whisky’s latest Ardbeg Day limited release, Ardbeg Grooves. Groovy whisky: This year’s Ardbeg Day whisky recalls the ‘Summer of Love’ 51 years ago The annual release ties in with Ardbeg Day on Saturday, 2 June, […]
Ardbeg An Oa Whisky is “beautifully delicious”, declares Jim Murray
17th October 2017, World whisky authority Jim Murray has given Ardbeg’s newest permanent expression an emphatic seal of approval. In his 2018 Whisky Bible, he lauds Ardbeg An Oa as “beautifully delicious”, awarding the expression 95.5 points out of a possible 100. Murray also heaps praise on other permanent expressions from the Islay Distillery, hailing […]
Islay distillery Ardbeg has unveiled Ardbeg An Oa
Islay distillery Ardbeg has unveiled Ardbeg An Oa Single Malt Whisky, which is the first new whisky to be added to its permanent range in almost a decade. Ardbeg An Oa is the distillery’s first new permanent expression since 2009. The Non Age Statement single malt is a vatting of different cask types, married for […]
Ardbeg Kelpie To Launch on Ardbeg Day 2017
Ardbeg, the world famous Islay Single Malt Whisky has announced that it will release Ardbeg Kelpie, a virgin Black Sea oak expression for Ardbeg Day 2017. The expression is named after the “Kelpie”, a legendary water demon which is said to live in the Atlantic Ocean and this year’s Ardbeg Day theme will hence have […]
Ardbeg Dark Cove Released in Australia
Ardbeg will release their 2016 Ardbeg Day Limited Edition bottle on 1 June 2016. The initial release notes are as follows: “Its colour is that of copper stills in moonlight. Its nose – dark chocolate, rich treacle toffee and distant bonfires – betrays a secret: a clandestine meeting of Ardbeg matured in ex-Bourbon casks and […]