Until 1977, Ardbeg used to malt its barley on his own floor maltings, a very peaty malt whose DNA can be found in this Ardbeg 30 years Very Old which appeared for the first time in the late 1990's. This is an exceptionally rare and highly collectable bottling and is one of the last whiskies released before Ardbeg closed for a period. A powerful malt, smoked, iodised and marked by notes of spice, licorice, peat and varnishes, it has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time.

The Ardbeg distillery has been producing whisky since 1798, and began commercial production in 1815. The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic: Àrd Beag, meaning Little Height.

Like most Scottish distilleries, for most of its history, its whisky was produced for use in blended whisky, rather than as a single malt. By 1886 the distillery produced 300,000 gallons of whisky per year, and employed 60 workers. Production was halted in 1981, but resumed on a limited basis in 1989 and continued at a low level through late 1996, during the period when Ardbeg was owned by Hiram Walker. The distillery was bought and reopened by Glenmorangie plc (owned by LVMH) with production resuming on June 25, 1997 and full production resuming in 1998. The distillery was reopened by Ed Dodson in 1997 and handed over to Stuart Thomson, who managed it from 1997 to 2006. Michael "Mickey" Heads, an Islay native and former manager at Jura who had worked at Ardbeg years earlier, took over on March 12, 2007.

Additional Information:

WEIGHT:2 kg





REGION:Islay







BOTTLING:Distillery







CONTENT:70cl







VOLUME:40%