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Ardbeg Ten Years Old is a very special bottling for the Ardbeg distillery as it is the first non-chill filtered whisky in the Ardbeg range. Chill filtering isn`t a bad thing, in fact it created real consistency of product when the whisky industry was a little more `hap-hazard` than it is today. Ardbeg Ten Years Old is whisky with none of the goodness taken out and as good as straight from the cask.
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A really delightful bottling from the distillery many Islay connoisseurs would choose as their favourite. A whirlwind of peat and complex malty flavours, this is an exuberant, in-your-face whisky to be cherished.
Appearance: Light golden
Nose: Huge smoke impact
Taste: Full bodied with dominating smoke, slight hints of citrus and fruit
Finish: Medium length and dry, notable iodine
About Ardbeg distillery
The McDougall brothers built a distillery at Ardbeg Farm in 1798 with the help a few local farmers. They chose a site on the south-eastern shore of Islay, a few kilometres from the village Port Ellen. Ardbeg did not run a commercial business until 1815, the year Ardbeg officially was founded.
I the middle 1880s, the distillery was run successfully by two McDougall sisters. At that time, the distillery actually had 60 employees, as opposed to today’s 10. In the end of the 19th century Ardbegs annual production exceeded 1 million litres of whisky.
The distillery was owned by the McDougall family until 1959, when Ardbeg Distillery Ltd was formed. In 1973, the distillery passed on to the newly formed Ardbeg Distillery Trust for Ł300 000. The distillery was later included in Allied Distillers together with many other distilleries. In 1981 the distillery was closed down since they believed they had enough whisky stored to be able to meet future demand. Additionally, Allied Distilleries also owned Laphroaig, which produces a similar whisky. Eighteen jobs disappeared due to the closedown. Allied Distillers decided to re-open the distillery in 1989, but it was only run at half capacity.
In 1996, Allied Distilleries decided to sell Ardbeg. There was no lack of interested parties, and the purchase finally went to Glenmorangie PLC for Ł7 million. Of the sum obtained from the sale, the Ardbeg brand name counted for Ł300 000. Glenmorangie quickly spent quite a bit of money (Ł1.4 million) in order to get the distillery up-and-running. The new owners realized the importance of continuing the Ardbeg craftsmanship which is so important to the whisky’s flavour. In 2000 the distillery launched the Ardbeg Committee, which has a free membership. Through the association, its members receive news and special offers. The Ardbeg Committee has members in more than 90 countries. The distillery recently released a new bottling, Very Young Ardbeg, the first since Glenmorangie PLC took over the business. The Ardbeg Committee has added it to their list of ‘committee approved bottling’ with the statement ‘…a vigorous whisky on its way to full maturity’.
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