Ardbeg 19 Year Old Traigh Bhan 2019 Release Batch 1Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl 46. 2% Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 year old appeared in 2019 as the distillery's first core range age statement whisky in almost two decades since Ardbeg 10 year old launched in the year 2000. Named after Islay's famous "Singing Sands" beach, this bottling was the first of the ongoing annual releases of Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 year old, which is matured in American oak and ex oloroso sherry casks and

This 12-year-old Aberlour has been matured in two cask types

Cask Type Oloroso Sherry Finish Bottle Size 70cl ABV 56

Ardbeg 1974 bottled in 1996 by Gordon & MacPhail as part of their Connoisseur's Choice range

wood light style then this should be heaven

A Benriach 15-year-old Madeira Wood Finish Speyside single malt whisky bottled by the distillery as part of their Wood Finish series

grisly peat oils

yielding a generous 684 bottles at its natural cask strength of 56

more complex personality than its younger siblings

Country Scotland Region Speyside Bottled Year Circa 2000 Age 10 Bottle Size 70cl ABV 40%

An old Bell's 20-year-old Royal Reserve from the 1980s

This series is a real masterclass in cask selection and vatting and this one is probably the best of the four releases so far

with a crisp citrus twist and a barley grist back note