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Ardbeg 'An Oa' is the latest release from the iconic Ardbeg distillery on Islay, named after the southern point of the island known as the Mull of Oa (pronounced 'oh'). A creation of three different cask types that are married in a new 'gathering' vat which allows these flavours to mellow and mingle. The aroma is classic Ardbeg - sooty, ashy peat smoke wrapped in a lush sweetness, joined by spices and sea-spray. The palate is sweet and heavy with an oily mouthfeel, followed by rich peat smoke and hints of dark chocolate bitterness in the finish. A welcome new addition to the permanent Ardbeg range - gather 'round and get to know An Oa.

The Ardbeg Day 2022 Release is now available. In a first for the distillery, this whisky is produced from 'black' roasted barley, a process designed to bring out dark and deep flavours from the malt. Spicy, savoury and?grippy?, with an explosion of savoury marmite burnt toast and charcoal and chicory (camp coffee) infused coffee grounds. The classic Ardbeg herbal fennel top note is present but very much in  the background of all the swirling, smoky bonfire and molasses notes.

The palate is anastonishing spicy, leading to an explosion of rich powerful flavours? cocoa powder, rich dark chocolate, peanut brittle toffee, smoked lime and a suggestion of soot and bonfire embers.

There is lots of liquorice along with some altogether sweeter malty biscuit flavours, and a long lingering treacle toffee aftertaste

Available while stocks last.

A rare and exciting treat from the good folk at North Star. This single cask bottling of Ardbeg distillery has been matured in a single Oloroso Sherry Butt for fourteen years before being bottled at the impressive cask strength of 60.8%. Rich coastal aromas of mussels and gravadlax sauce reach out of the glass, married with tangy meaty BBQ sauce. The palate is intensely smoky, with notes of soot, smoke and scorched earth which continue on and linger throughout the finish. Described by North Star's Iain Croucher as "Oppenheimer in a glass."

Ardbeg's latest addition to their lineup has finally arrived, the appropriately named 'Wee Beastie'. Selected from both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks, this is Ardbeg at it's best - punchy, intense and smoky. The flavour carries an immediate kick of peppery, tarry and ashy peat smoke, along with smoked and salty meats. The surge of smoke gives way to a full mouthfeel and taste of chocolate, with hints of pine resin and herbal/medicinal notes that becomes sea-side salty dry and again the sweet, savoury & smoky contrast.

Taking the place of the famous Lord of the Isles, this new 'Aged & Caged' sits at the top of the Ardbeg range, selected from casks laid down in the late 1990's during a near-silent period of production at the distillery. Aged for 25 years, this shows the deep and softened peat flavour, with a mellow, earthy bonfire smoke, carrying tar and peppery notes. A touch of pine-wood and fragrant candle wax join lemon-sherbert sweetness and a mouth-filling toffee/cream note. An incredible journey to Ardbeg's darkest days, we are fortunate that what few casks from this era still exist are now being bottled at their peak.

Ardbeg Corryvreckan is one of two constantly available Ardbegs bottled at high strength. It is made up of a combination of Ardbeg matured in standard Ex Bourbon casks and in French oak casks. This maturation gives the Corryvreckan great balance of sweetness and spiciness backed up by a huge punch of drying, ashy smoke.

A fine drop of Ardbeg bottled at high strength. A marriage of Ardbeg from bourbon barrels and sherry butts which gives a sweet and smokey finish to this malt. Uigeadail is the loch from which all Ardbeg's water flows. This year's batch of Uigeadail has more sherry influence and is an absolutely stunning whisky. Nose: the nose is deep and rounded chocolate caramels and barley sugar combine with dates, raisins and smooth sherry notes. The sweetness gives way to malted honeycomb, with flowering currants emerging through the smoky sweetness of a well-fired fruit pudding. Taste: Sweet, chewy and oily with a silky mouthfeel. Initially sweet, revealing fruit cake and treacle. This is followed by barbecued or honey roast food with the slightest hint of olives. Finish: Again long, both sweet and dry with honey, treacle and a trace of lint.

Legendary to those who have come to crave Scotland's big peat-flavoured drams, Ardbeg achieves a balance between surging smoke and peat, with notes of fresh tar, medicinal carbolic soap, wood smoke and a distant coastal element. The palate has a surprising sweetness and an oilyness that is offset by a fruity, citrus hint. One of our most popular Islay malts.