Ardbeg Anamorphic Revealed
Ardbeg Anamorphic explores what happens when cask heads are removed to expose more wood during toasting.
Tag Archives: Islay
Ardbeg Single Cask #2742 Breaks Auction Records
A bottle of Ardbeg Single Cask #2742 has achieved a hammer price of £35,000 on Whisky Auctioneer, breaking auction records for a single bottle of Ardbeg.
Ardbeg BizarreBQ Revealed
Ardbeg BizarreBQ has been matured in a combination of double charred oak casks, Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks, and experimental BBQ casks.
Lagavulin Launches Offerman Edition Charred Oak Cask
The third collaboration between Nick Offerman and Lagavulin is an 11 year old single malt that’s been aged in casks that are shaved down and heavily re-charred.
Ardbeg Launches Hypernova
An evolution of Ardbeg’s Supernova series, Ardbeg Hypernova is peated in excess of 170 ppm (parts per million) and described as “the smokiest Ardbeg ever.”
Ardbeg Launches Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition Travel Retail Exclusive
Ardbeg Smoketrails Manzanilla Edition marries whisky matured in American oak casks with whisky matured in Manzanilla Sherry casks from Spain.
Laphroaig Càirdeas White Port and Madeira Revealed
Laphroaig Càirdeas White Port and Madeira has been finished in second-fill Madeira casks and first-fill port casks.
Ardbeg Announces Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch 4
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan Batch 4 will feature a higher proportion of Oloroso Sherry casks compared to previous releases.
Laphroaig Launches Càirdeas Warehouse 1
Laphroaig Càirdeas Warehouse 1 has been exclusively matured in first-fill Maker’s Mark bourbon casks and solely aged in Laphroaig’s Warehouse 1 on Islay.
Port Ellen Bottled for Her Majesty the Queen’s Visit to Islay in 1980 Sells for £100,000
A bottle Port Ellen produced for Her Majesty The Queen’s visit to Islay in 1980 has sold for £100,000 in Whisky Auctioneer’s May Auction.