Ardbeg 1978 21 Years Spirit of Scotland Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 40.0% Vol. by Gordon and MacPhail - rare old bottling of a great Ardbeg Islay Single Malt
A rare vintage 1978 21 years-old Ardbeg Islay single malt scotch whisky 40.0% vol. from the Spirit of Scotland Selection, bottled in the year 1999 by Gordon and MacPhail in limited edtion.
The distillery Ardbeg is considered worldwide as one of the cult distilleries of Islay and shows a perfect example of the typical heavily peated single malt from the island. For dedicated Ardbeg lovers and whiskey collectors, however, the bottlings from the 1970s are the epitome of the golden era of Ardbeg , many of the old bottlings from this decade show the original Ardbeg character in a particularly impressive way and are now considered legendary.
From the early 1990s to 2014, Gordon and MacPhail have produced special single malts from selected distilleries in the Spirit of Scotland Edition, such as Ardbeg, Balmenach, Banff, Benriach, Bladnach, Brora, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Caperdonich, Clynelish, Convalmore, Dalmore, Lochside, Longmorn, Macduff, Port Ellen, Rosebank, St. Magdalene, Tomatin and many other well-known distilleries in limited editions.
This old bottling of the 21 years Ardbeg Islay single malt scotch whisky by Gordon and MacPhail from the late 1970s is rarely found today.
A special piece of whisky history from the famous distillery Ardbeg and a exceptional Islay single malt scotch whisky for connoisseurs, whisky-collectors and lovers of exceptional old style Scotch whiskies!
- Typ: Single Malt Whisky - Independent Bottling
- District: Islay
- Vintage: 1978
- Age: 21 years old
- Year bottled: 1999
- Cask Wood Type: Oak Casks
- Alcohol ABV% 40.0
- Bottling Series: Vintage 1978 Spirit of Scotland Limited Edition
- Bottle Size 70cl / 700ml
- Bottler: Gordon and MacPhail / Propriertors: Glenmorangie PLC
- Label: Spirit of Scotland - green point
- Packaging without box
- Producer/Importer: Gordon and MacPhail Boroughbriggs Road Elgin Moray IV30 1JY, Scotland / Speymalt Whisky Dist. Ltd., Elgin, Scotland
- Country of Origin Scotland
- limited, number unknown - rare collector s whisky!
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