The Ultimate Islay Malt Ardbeg is considered the most peated, smoked and complex single malt whiskey from Islay. Connoisseurs worldwide However, peat is not the only thing to be found in Ardbeg is, surprisingly enough whiskey perfectly balanced by a fruity floral sweetness. This is Ardbeg's 'peaty paradox'.
The Ultimate Islay Malt
Ardbeg is considered the most peated, smoked and complex single malt whiskey from Islay. Connoisseurs worldwide However, peat is not the only thing to be found in Ardbeg is, surprisingly enough whiskey perfectly balanced by a fruity floral sweetness. This is Ardbeg's 'peaty paradox'.
The first evidence of spirit-stoking activity at Ardbeg dates from 1798 and in 1815 is the legal distillery founded. Several acquisitions later production between 1981 and 1989 drops to zero and inevitable conclusion. In 1997 Ardbeg part of Glenmorangie Company and within 12 months of being elected distillery of the year.
The year 2000 is a jubilee year; the core of the current range, the Ardbeg 10 Years Old, comes on the market and the Ardbeg Committee sees the light.
Islay, with a population of just 3,000 souls, has more than 140 committees for all sorts of things. So it was obvious to a Ardbeg Committee for the establishment to ensure that the distillery will never close in spirit. Whiskey history on the island These Ardbeggians are equally quirky, unorthodox and untamed as the spirit, and there are now more than 50,000 from more than 120 countries. They are the secret behind the success of Ardbeg - besides the whiskey, of course. The whiskey is not in a row (2008-2010) elected Whisky of the Year. 3 years for nothing