Ardbeg 12 Year Old Darkness Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2022) 50cl

1 of 258 bottles produced

Ardbeg whisky tastes brilliant when it's finished in a sherry cask. How do we know? Because Darkness has proved it time and time again by taking whisky from the legendary Islay distillery and then giving it a further maturation in casks that previously held oloroso sherry.

This independently-bottled Ardbeg has been aged for twelve years, including a finishing spell in Oloroso sherry casks. Like the other members of the ‘Darkness’ range, this whisky puts those sherried qualities front and centre. It’s limited and exceptionally desirable.

Distilled at the Ardbeg distillery, only 258 bottles were produced.

Tasting Notes

Nose : Dried fruit and rich smoke blend with coffee and juicy red apple sweetness.

Palate : Red fruit, bonfire embers, honey-roasted nuts, marmalade, and meaty malt.

Finish : Smoke, sea, and sherry mingle together for a while.

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.

48.4% ABV

50cl