ARDBEG TRAIGH BHAN 19 YEAR OLD ISLAY SINGLE MALT WHISKY 46.2% 700ML batch 3
ARDBEG
$499.99
Produced in small batches and released year on year, this exceptionally rare and ever-changing 19 year old draws its inspiration from Islay’s Traigh Bhan beach, known locally as the Singing Sands.
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan Batch 3 is the third release in this exclusive 19 year old series. Following in the footsteps of the batches that came before it, slight , .changes to cask selection mean the notes in this whisky vary from the last. Batch 3 has evolved into an overall more spicy dram. An impossibly balanced flavour profile gives rise to delicate notes of zesty lime and walnuts alongside bolder flavours of cayenne pepper and aniseed.
However, while changes to the liquid may be subtle, the story behind Batch 3 is something entirely unique...
A whisky resigned to the furthest reaches of the Ardbeg Warehouse, Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Years Old Batch 3 was one of the only spirits in the Distillery’s history to be bottled in the midst of a global lockdown.
Having spent months on end behind closed doors, this unprecedented bottling is now ready to come out from the dark… and into the light.
THE BATCH CODE... DECODED
TB/03-10.20.01/21.BL
TB – Traigh Bhan, the beach known locally as the Singing Sands and the place that inspired this bottling.
03 – The batch number. With this number, you can identify each release of Traigh Bhan.
10.10.01 – The date indicating the age of the youngest spirit distilled each year – 2001 in this bottling’s case.
BL – The initials of a Distillery member who helped create the bottling for that year. This year’s bottling features our Head Whisky Creator, Bill Lumsden.
With subtle changes in the batch recipe annually, Ardbeg fans will enjoy exploring the finer details of this transformational whisky every time it comes around. This means that each bottle of Ardbeg Traigh Bhan is special, and once it’s gone, it’s gone