Ardbeg

Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist 18 Year Old, Bourbon Cask, L8, 2008, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 30
Average Score
Avg 91
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Description

Since its establishment in 1815, The Ardbeg distillery has been on a tumultuous rollercoaster ride of ownership changes, closures, and reopening. Stability was only achieved relatively recently, when the ailing distillery was purchased in 1997 by industry giants, Glenmorangie. The subsequent years have seen the distillery's popularity swell, with fans enticed by the signature style of tarry, sooty ...

Change-3.9%
LatestSGD 416
HighSGD 495
LowSGD 354
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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 416.04
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 416.04
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 416.04
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
L8
PPM
N.A
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
N.A
Master distiller (distillation)
N.A
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Airigh Nam Beist
Historical context
Distilled during a period when Ardbeg was in limited operation (early 1990s).
Special release
Discontinued due to depleted stocks.
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Sweet, creamy, and coastal with restrained peat, vanilla, honey, apple, peach, and nectarine. Notes of fennel, pine nuts, zesty limes, sherbet, geranium leaves, and lavender are present, alongside sea spray, tarry rope, coal ash, iodine, lemon, flint, diesel, slight wax, and dried fruit.
Palate
Smoked oats, sweet honey, crispy bacon, spice, hay, and gentle malt. Assertive peat, seaweed bonfire smokiness, antiseptic lozenges, peppery, and oily. Flavors of ripe autumn fruits, chocolate limes, black coffee, liquorice, parma violets, creamy vanilla, ashy notes, brine, black pepper, pineapple, lime juice, charred, caramelised oak, and salted butter. Also, green notes like apple skin, green tea, dry white wine, bitter almonds, paraffin, cough syrup, petrol, grapefruit skin, barbecue smoke, marshmallow, and sal ammoniac.
Finish
Long and consistent with dried peat and creamy notes. Lingering sea salt, minimal pepper, oil, ginger spice, cold smoke, ashes, exotic fruits, cigar tobacco, brine, lime pith, toasted oak, and a salty, maritime tingle.
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