The Special Magic of Islay

The isle of Islay - Home of the Ardbeg distillery among others - is the place where some of the finest and most distinctive whiskies in the world are made. This page tells you about the people, places and processes behind Ardbeg whisky.

In due course it will be supplemented by both stories from the past, and up to date information about visiting the island today, to help bring you closer to this legendary place.

To start with, to compliment the comprehensive bottling list forming the main part of this website, you can now read more about Ardbeg from the experts:

  Ardbeg
A brief history of the distillery, and
description of its location
A more complete and independent
study by Tim Tibbets
to be continued...

 

Note that other stories (in German only at the moment) can be found in the German section of this website.