Blog — ardbeg

The second of 2023's committee releases from Ardbeg, Heavy Vapours experiments with removing the famed purifier for a heavier spirit.. but does it deliver?

Ardbeg brings us another release, this time exclusive to travel retail and the distillery shop. Will Smoketrails fly past the competition?

Ardbeg stepping into Bruichladdich territory with their newest committee release, Hypernova, boasting 170ppm... but is it worth the eye-watering price?

Independently bottled Ardbeg's are hard to come by, so we're excited to see Dramfool releasing their first cask from the cult distillery. We'll compare this to an older limited release from 2012.

We look at two weird and wonderful discontinued Ardbegs, an accidental vatting with Glen Moray and a super-lightly peated bottling.

Another Fèis Ìle, another Ardbeg committee release. This time they've used roasted black malt to create the spirit. How much effect does it have on the final whisky? With bonus Drum Committee Release review!