ARDBEG 17yr Bottled 1999

This Ardbeg 17 Year Old (1999 Bottling) is a legendary artifact from the distillery’s "revival" era, following the site's acquisition by Glenmorangie. Distinguished by its soft and sophisticated profile, this original release was vatted using spirit distilled in 1982 or earlier, capturing the nuanced "old school" complexity of Ardbeg’s pre-closure production. Bottled at 40% ABV, it is celebrated by connoisseurs for its remarkable elegance, offering a delicate balance of balmy peat smoke, sweet vanilla, and citrus, integrated with a "chewy" maltiness and cocoa notes. Since its discontinuation in 2004, this specific 1990s bottling has become a premier benchmark for collectors, representing a gentler and more multifaceted era of Islay peat than modern high-smoke expressions.