February 2015 Auction

Ardbeg Rollercoaster Committee Reserve

Released June 2010, Ardbeg Rollercoaster was strictly only available at the distillery or via Ardbeg.com.  However Ardbeg did not expect such demand, the website quickly broke and it did not take long for all 15,000 bottles to sell out.

Released to mark the 10^th anniversary of the Ardbeg Committee the Rollercoaster consists of ten vintages from 1997 to 2006

1997: Second Fill Barrel
1998: Refill Hogshead
1999: First Fill Barrel
2000: First Fill Barrel
2001: Refill Barrel
2002: Refill Barrel
2003: First Fill Barrel
2004: First Fill Barrel
2005: Second Fill Sherry Butt
2006: Refill Hogshead

Ardbeg Supernova Stellar Release

Following the incredibly popular committee release of Arbdeg Supernova, this commercial release sold out quickly as well.  

Ardbeg Supernova is the peatiest Ardbeg ever released at 100ppm, an estimate 18,000 bottles were released in January 2009.

Highland Park 40 Year Old 5cl Miniature

A miniature version of the spectacular 40 year old Highland Park, initially released in 2008.

This miniature has now been discontinued.

5cl

Please note the fill level in all miniature and Russian tax labels.

Highland Park 40 Year Old 5cl Miniature

A miniature version of the spectacular 40 year old Highland Park, initially released in 2008.

This miniature has now been discontinued.

5cl

Please note the fill level in all miniature and Russian tax labels.

Highland Park 40 Year Old 5cl Miniature

A miniature version of the spectacular 40 year old Highland Park, initially released in 2008.

This miniature has now been discontinued.

5cl

Please note the fill level in all miniature and Russian tax labels.

Highland Park 40 Year Old 5cl Miniature

A miniature version of the spectacular 40 year old Highland Park, initially released in 2008.

This miniature has now been discontinued.

5cl

Please note the fill level in all miniature and Russian tax labels.

Highland Park 40 Year Old 5cl Miniature

A miniature version of the spectacular 40 year old Highland Park, initially released in 2008.

This miniature has now been discontinued.

5cl

Please note the fill level in all miniature and Russian tax labels.

Ardbeg Day Feis Ile 2012

Released on June 1^st 2012 as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile bottling it was not only available at Ardbeg Distillery but also via 100 of Ardbeg’s ‘embassies’.

The hugely popular Ardbeg Day was a limited run of 12,000 bottles partially married in ex refill sherry casks used to mature whisky the Ardbeg Uigeadail.

Highland Park Saint Magnus 12 Year Old 2nd Edition

Saint Magnus, follows the initial Earl Magnus release but sees the once ruler of Orkney become a Saint.  The second within the trilogy, with the same elaborate packaging and a 12 year old whisky, again bottled at cask strength.

Only 11,994 bottles of the Saint Magnus were created.

Ardbeg Supernova Stellar Release 

Following the incredibly popular committee release of Arbdeg Supernova, this commercial release sold out quickly as well.  

Ardbeg Supernova is the peatiest Ardbeg ever released at 100ppm, an estimate 18,000 bottles were released in January 2009.

Please note the sticker on the back of the bottle.

Ardbeg Alligator Untamed Release

A fierce charring to the cask, an 'alligator char' provides the name for this whisky, aggressive heat when applied to the inside of the casks causes the cracking of the wood which re-sembles that of an Alligators skin. 

Following the acclaimed committee release, the un-tamed edition was released in 2011 and quickly sold out.

Ardbeg Supernova 2014 75cl (US Import)

Following in the footsteps of the previous Supernova release, this is a peaty as Ardbeg gets.  Sold exclusively to members of the Ardbeg Committee via Ardbeg Embassies worldwide, as you can imagine it was not available for long...

This release celebrates the return to earth of the 'Ardbeg Space Experiment'.  For more information on this take a look at the Supernova story here.

75cl

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008

Ardbeg don't release many vintages these days, and the Airgh Nam Beist was one of the last.

Taking it's name from the Gaelic meaning of \"shelter\" or pasture, this whisky was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2008 at 46%.

Ardbeg Serendipity 12 year old

The result of an accident when very year old Ardbeg gets mixed with 12 year old Glen Moray.

This blended malt was simply 20% Glen moray and 80% Ardbeg.

Released in 2005, there were 16,000 bottles made available.

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2006 [Arry nam baysht]

Ardbeg don't release many vintages at all now, and the Airgh Nam Beist was one of the last, prior to the Galileo.

Taking it's name from the Gaelic meaning of \"shelter\" or pasture, this whisky was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2006 at 46%.

Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist 2008

Ardbeg don't release many vintages these days, and the Airigh Nam Beist was one of the last.

Taking it's name from the Gaelic meaning of \"shelter of the beast\", this is the name of one of the two lochs near to Ardbeg along with Uigeadail , this whisky was distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2008 at 46%.

Highland Park 1995 Single Cask Oddbins Exclusive

Bottled exclusively for Oddbins, this single csk Highland Park was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2007 and matured in a single Oloroso sherry cask #1555.

Ardbeg Almost There 1998

Proceeding from Very Young and Still Young, Ardbeg Almost There was the final stage in the journey of young cask-strength Ardbeg 1998 before the Renaissance 10 year old was finally released.

Ardbeg Still Young 1998

Ardbeg Still Young was distilled in 1998 and released in 2006, the second release on the ‘path to peaty maturity’.

Arran PX Brandy Single Cask

A single cask Arran matured in a Lepanto PX Brandy Cask from Gonzalez Byass.

Bottled on 20th January 2006, this is bottle number 370 of 785.

Ardbeg Almost There 1998

Proceeding from Very Young and Still Young, Ardbeg Almost There was the final stage in the journey of young cask-strength Ardbeg 1998 before the Renaissance 10 year old was finally released.

Arran 1997 16 Year Old Music Festival 2013

Arran held a master class to select the cask which would become the 2013 Festival Bottling. A 16 year old first fill Sherry Hogshead was selected for its flavour and balance.

Distilled on 7th April 1997 and bottled on 6th June 2013.

Bottle 212 of 232.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Ardbeg Still Young 1998

Ardbeg Still Young was distilled in 1998 and released in 2006, the second release on the ‘path to peaty maturity’.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Highland Park 1978 SMWS 20 Year Old 4.62

An old Scotch Malt Whisky Society bottling of Highland Park.

Distilled in 1978 and bottled 20 years old later.

Please note the label and tape circling the bottle.

Ardbeg Galileo 1999

Released in September 2012, the Ardbeg Galileo quickly sold out at retailers. Aged for 12- 13 years, the Galileo is a combination of casks matured in first-fill bourbon casks and a peculiar Marsala enhanced version of Ardbeg Alligator.

Abhainn Dearg 2008 Inaugural Release

The first legal whisky produced on the Isle of Lewis and bottled as a 3 year old.

Distilled in 2008 and bottled in 2011.Created from American oak, cask #4.

Only 2,011 bottles were produced and were individually signed by distillery owner Mark Tayburn

Aberlour A'bunadh Batch #16

Aberlour A'bunadh is bottled using only first fill Oloroso sherry butts, this is batch #16 released in 2005.

Highland Park 18 Year Old

A discontinued core range Highland Park, in their old livery.

Auchentoshan 1988 Single Cask 18 Year Old

A rare single cask Auchentoshan produced in the mid 2000s.  Distilled on 30th December 1988 and matured in cask #4446, bottled at cask strength.

Ardbeg Ardbog

Released as Ardbeg’s annual Feis Ile offering at the start of June, alongside Ardbeg distillery it was also released at Ardbeg Embassies. 

A vatting of 10 year old Ardbeg matured in bourbon casks with a ‘heart’ matured in Manzanilla sherry casks.