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$849.99
This 2003 vintage, Kildalton (cough Ardbeg), was matured 20 years in a Refill ex-Bourbon Barrel before bottling at 53.7%. 90.66pts Whiskybase - Limit 1 Per Curstomer!
Producer Description
"Welcome to the far future of Whiskyland. Please excuse the mess, but the rise and fall of countless civilisations, distilleries and 'brands' has left a fair bit of clutter over the fathomless aeons of time. While you are acclimatising, please pour yourself a hefty measure of this 22 year old 'Kildalton' Islay malt whisky and relax. It was aged for 22 years in a 2nd fill barrel, then finished in sub-space cryo-stasis for Googolplex^(Graham's Number). It was finally bottled at natural cask strength for the enjoyment of all post-consciousness beings in the present era of Whiskyland."
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Evan here - I am not going to get into Ardbeg’s history or location or ownership too much. It is old, and it is on Islay. To say more is to preach to the choir for the most part. If you are keen to know more, just mispronounce the name as ‘Ardberg’ within the hearing of Andrew or Curt. You will quickly be corrected and then likely be given the chronological timeline of the distillery in question as well as a thorough essay on why it is perhaps the best distillery on Islay, if not in Scotland itself.
Anyhow. For a relatively small distillery, Ardbeg’s releases have become relatively prolific over the past few years. The distillery can boast about having the most rabid fan base in the world of Single Malt Scotch, and many of its releases correlate with this. Just about every limited edition bottle of Ardbeg is released to Ardbeg Committee Members first. Membership is free and allows you to find out when the next Ardbeg Limited Release is, well, released.
The core range of Ardbeg is strong. If you like you want a taste of what all of the fuss is about when it comes to Ardbeg, the regular Ardbeg 10-Year-Old is a great place to start. If you want a bottle that is a wee bit sweeter and goes in a few more directions when it comes to flavour profile, Ardbeg An Oa should suit you. The combination of peat Sherry is your thing? Then go for the Ardbeg Uigeadail. If you want the Ardbeg-ness of Ardbeg dialled up to 11, go for the Corryvreckan. And now, if you find yourself craving a release of Ardbeg that has an age statement, but you already have the Ardbeg 10, you can go for the Wee Beastie!
$1249.99
51.8% - 1992 - Refill Hogshead 90.86pts Whiskybase
Producer Description
"It’s a glorious old Caol Ila that tastes like a heavily peated oyster dive-bombing a mug of green tea. In a hospital. Near the sea..."
$1524.99
This 38 year old malt is a Bowmore which dares not speak its name... 1985 vintage, bottled at 44.6% from a Refill ex-Bourbon Barrel. 87.92pts Whiskybase & 90pts Whisky Fun
Producer Description
"As any visitors to Whiskyland will be aware, Flowermore is a curious single malt, renowned for producing some of the world’s worst whisky during the 1960s and early 1970s, it miraculously recovered for a violet-flavoured quality boom in the 1980s. This is one such cask of that amazing liquid. One of the very best 1980s Flowermore you are ever likely to taste! Soft violets, exotic fruits, intricately detailed peat smoke and less perfume than a branch of Boots that’s been hit with a 50-megaton Tsar bomb!"
$1724.99
This 1998 vintage Laphroaig is a marriage of two refill ex-Bourbon Barrels, finished for 2 years in a 3rd Fill Sherry Hogshead. 57%. 91.55pts Whiskybase & 92pts Whisky Fun
Producer Description
"Whiskyland Chapter 10 is something special, a small batch Laphroaig 1998. The marriage of two refill barrels, that have been combined in a 3rd fill sherry hogshead for over two years and bottled at natural cask strength. This label celebrates memory, for Whiskyland is filled with, and made of, memories. The whisky is extremely pure, aged Laphroaig in character. Rich in medicines and peat smoke, with balancing fruits and coastal character. It is a deep and beautiful whisky, one that you will hopefully remember. A dram to sip when you visit the Whiskyland Memory Box."
$1349.99
This 1999 vintage Springbank was fully matured in a Refill Hogshead for 25 years, before bottling at 42.2%. 90.1pts Whiskybase - Limit 1 Per Customer!
Producer Description
"Whiskyland Chapter Nineteen comes to you on tip toes and with a shy whisper. A delicate, yet intricate, old Springbank 1999, fully matured for 25 years in a refill hogshead and landed at naturally gentle cask strength of 42.2%. Pure Springbank distillate with all the usual suspects: waxes, minerals, delicaete threads of peat smoke, coastal 'things' - only all delivered with elegance, charm and grace."