It wasn't all Glenmorangie, there were also a few bottles from their sister distillery, Ardbeg
- I finally managed to land a Lord of the Isles. That's been a unicorn I was hunting for a while.
- Seann Chreag 21 year old
- Traigh Bhan TB/07 (seventh edition) - this was actually from Royal Mile Whiskies and not an auction
- Smoketrails Napa Valley Edition
- And a backup bottle of the famous lightly peated Blasda
The auction unpacking continued with Ardbeg.
The Anthology The Beithir's Tale 15 year, the third in the series.
The Traigh Bhan 19 year batch 6. Batch 7 has finally popped up in an auction, and I'm stalking it like a Pokemon.
And Homecoming, a rum-finished Ardbeg normally only available at the distillery or Ardbeg House.
I swung back into Julio's Liquors last week to pick up another couple of bottles they were holding for me.
The new Ardbeg Dolce is the latest annual Ardbeg Day special release. Finished in ex-Bourbon and Marsala dolce wine casks.
The Pinhook 10 year rye "Finish Line" is part of the ongoing Loch & Key Whisk(e)y Society vertical series. Each year a parcel of the same rye is bottled, just one year older than the last. The first release was aged 4 years and, despite the name, this isn't the end of the line yet.
Into the daylight. After years in the cool quiet darkness of the bonded warehouse, a cask of what has become Scotch whisky heads off for bottling at Ardbeg Distillery on the Isle of Islay. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/islay/ardbegdistillery/index.html
A wee dram of Arrrrrrrdbeg! after dinner. #potentpotables #ardbeg #islay #Photography
I'm not really a 'peat head', but I do enjoy peat at times. And my preference tends to be the 'sweet peat' of Ardbeg.
I picked up the 23 year old Vintage Y2K 'blue' edition, the 25 year old, and the 19 year Traigh Bhan 04 (still looking for 07) - and the new Cask Strength 10, which came from Julio's Liquors
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