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Ardbeg Heavy Vapours, Ex-Bourbon Cask, 2023, 46%
Ardbeg

Ardbeg Heavy Vapours, Ex-Bourbon Cask, 2023, 46%

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TypeSingle Malt Whisky
MRI
MRI 13
Average Score
Avg 85
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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 smoke. Ardbeg Heavy Vapours is the 2023 Feis Ile release, an experimental limited edition distilled without a purifier, an apparatus typically responsible for balancing Ardbeg's extreme peat and floral fruitiness. This unique process allowed heavier and untamed vapours to rise during distillation, resulting in a full-throttle Ardbeg whisky. [2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 18, 23]

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Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Sep 13, 2026SGD 78.79
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 89.15
Scotch Whisky AuctionsAuction Sold Price - Aug 9, 2026SGD 89.15

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Versus WineVerified Retail Listing - Updated Oct 6, 2026SGD 215.45
Cask type
Ex-Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Peated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
55
Barley
Malted barley sourced from Port Ellen
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Dr. Bill Lumsden
Master distiller (distillation)
Dr. Bill Lumsden
Limited edition
Yes
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Cork
Presentation
Box
Series highlights
Feis Ile 2023 / Ardbeg Day Release
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Feis Ile Festival Release
Allocation
N.A
Nose
Intense, pungent, and aromatic smoke with hints of sweetness, farmyard notes, creosote, tarry rope, dark chocolate, mint, eucalyptus, cardamom, and a touch of sea salt and iodine. [2, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20]
Palate
Surges of bittersweetness, ashy coal dust, peppermint, cardamom, dark chocolate, eucalyptus, charred honeyed meat, cumin, thick ashy smoke, lemons, vanilla, liquorice, and blackcurrant sweets. [2, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20]
Finish
Long, ashy, and warming, with lingering campfire smoke, salted dark chocolate, minty herbs, and a coastal breeze of peppered sea-spray. [2, 5, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20]
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