Ardbeg

Ardbeg Alligator Untamed Release, Virgin American Oak & Ex-Bourbon Cask, 2011, 51.2%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 16
Average Score
Avg 99
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Description

The limited release Ardbeg Alligator was launched towards the end of 2011, taking its name from the inside of heavily scorched barrels which begin to crack and peel into a rough, but shiny pattern that looks rather similar to alligator scales. It is composed of a marriage of two separate whiskies – a standard 10 year old ex-bourbon Ardbeg, and spirit matured in heavily-charred virgin American oak casks (level 4 char). This aggressive charring imparts a unique spicy bite and dark dram character.

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Unicorn AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 27, 2026SGD 558.11
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Cask type
Virgin American Oak & Ex-Bourbon
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
50
Barley
N.A
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Dr. Bill Lumsden
Master distiller (distillation)
Dr. Bill Lumsden
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
10000
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Untamed Release, Committee Release, Limited Edition
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Ardbeg Committee Release, General Release, Limited Edition
Allocation
UK, US, Germany, Sweden
Nose
Powerful, enticing, phenolic smoke, BBQ'd meats, coffee beans, reduced sugars, vanillins, oysters with lemon juice, high minerality, tangy citrus, pepper, ginger, vanilla, salty sea water, charcoal, mulled wine, lemon icing sugar, creamy, yoghurt, gingerbread, tangy apricots, burning brown sugar.
Palate
Silky, smoked fishes and meats, sweet, slightly fruity peat, fresh and charred wood, buttery vanilla, chocolate limes, orange peel, oaky spice, soft wood and charcoal smoke, creamy, zesty, grapefruit and lemon, BBQ sauce, ginger, orange zest, toasty rye whiskey, icing sugar, cocoa, gingernut biscuits, intense smoke, mocha, peat, anise, caramel, toasted nuts, creamy vanilla sweetness, aggressive, challenging, leather, soy-like salt, char, pepper.
Finish
Medium to long, drying minerals, dying embers, sweet and creamy with peppery, crackling peat smouldering away for hours, confectioners' sugar, lemon meringue pie, vanilla cream, subtle smoke, chocolate, coffee, smoke, cigar, ginger, rich and peppery, sweet tea, smoked meat, earthy malt.
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