Ardbeg Ardcore Committee Release (2021) 70cl
This is an unusual whisky released initially for the Ardbeg Committee exclusively and sold out and then made more widely available. The Ardbeg Committee is a worldwide fan club and community of over 120,000 members and counting for enthusiasts of Ardbeg.
It’s a limited edition, a collector's item, inspired by the punk scene attracted to Port Ellen, Islay in the 1970s.
Ardbeg claims that this whisky will ‘puncture your taste buds’. It’s made with black malt, a heavily roasted barley, normally used to make Guinness and other stouts.
This is a spicier, sharper Ardbeg. It comes with notes of burnt toast, roasted coffee and nuts with a lovely sweetness.
It’s non-chill filtered and considering Ardbeg’s reputation and its pale colour, most likely uncoloured.
Ardbeg Ardcore is ideal for collectors and connoisseurs.
Originally an exclusive for Ardbeg Committee members, it's a bottle of Ardbeg Ardcore, released to celebrate Ardbeg Day 2022! Made with roasted black malt, those punks at Ardbeg have described it on the label as "like biting a spiky ball" and, coming from them, we're totally on board with that.
About Ardbeg
Ardbeg distillery has been producing whisky since 1798. The distillery is owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, and produces a heavily peated Islay whisky. The distillery uses malted barley sourced from the maltings in Port Ellen.
The Ardbeg distillery was officially founded in 1815 by John McDougall. But Whisky was distilled there long before that. There are no documentations, as Ardbeg was an illegal business back in 1794. The distillery is now owned by LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), which also owns Glenmorangie distillery in the Highlands of Scotland. The current capacity is just over one million litres per annum and its water source is Loch Uigeadail, after which one of its famous releases is named.
50.1% ABV
70cl
