AKs Gin is distilled using wheat farmed at Arbikie, flavoured with fresh honey, black pepper & cardamon chosen by our Master Distiller, Kirsty Black. This characterful gin is named after Alexander Kirkwood Stirling (aka AK). He's the Father of Arbikie Highland Estate distillery founders Iain, John & David. & their inspiration. AK has been a craftsman of seed & soil for over 60 years & has passed on all his passion & skill to the next generation. This Scottish farm to bottle gin is a tribute to AK. The spirit is created entirely on the estate using their wheat & water. It is distilled in copper stills & bottled in the distillery. They've weaved in botanicals to give it earthy & spicy hints & honey to add a subtle smoothness. Tastes that reflect the essence of Arbikies AK. ...

Arbikie chilli vodka is surprisingly smooth & smoky with a magnificent heat. Distilled from potato with locally grown chipotle chilli, this vodka is distinctively creamy with a fiery kick. It is also gluten free. ...

Arbikie wheat vodka has the character of Haar
- a soft, rolling & freezing coastal fog that frequently blankets our farm & distillery.
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Kirsty's gin is filled with the character of Arbikies Angus home, named after their first master distiller, her chosen botanicals of kelp, carline thistle & blaeberry embody the elements of ocean, rock & land that surround the estate. Using traditional distilling methods & their copper still, Arbikie blend three perfect potato varieties to create a spirit that is deliciously smooth & creamy. Their gin is also gluten-free. ...

Arbikie strawberry vodka is the product of nature & nurture: full of authentic flavour, pure & proudly chemical-free. The ...

Deliciously balanced, with a natural peach flavour, Archers is the perfect choice for those who enjoy their schnapps with subtle, sweet fruit flavours. It's stylish too, the elegant white bottle making a statement that's completely its own ...

Ardbeg Ten Years Old is a very special bottling for the Ardbeg distillery as it is the first non-chill filtered whisky in the Ardbeg range. Chill filtering isn't a bad thing, in fact it created real consistency of product when the whisky industry was a little more 'hap-hazard' than it is today. Ardbeg Ten Years Old is whisky with none of the goodness taken out & as good as straight from the cask. Who would believe that back in 1981, the distillery fell silent & was mothballed? Fortunately in 1997, to the delight of fans all over the world Glenmorangie plc rescued Ardbeg & a team of dedicated souls set about repairing & reviving the distillery (not to mention repainting it!). Now, once again Ardbeg flows freely. ...

Ardbeg Ten Years Old is a very special bottling for the Ardbeg distillery as it is the first non-chill filtered whisky in the Ardbeg range. Chill filtering isn't a bad thing, in fact it created real consistency of product when the whisky industry was a little more 'hap-hazard' than it is today. Ardbeg Ten Years Old is whisky with none of the goodness taken out & as good as straight from the cask. Who would believe that back in 1981, the distillery fell silent & was mothballed? Fortunately in 1997, to the delight of fans all over the world Glenmorangie plc rescued Ardbeg & a team of dedicated souls set about repairing & reviving the distillery (not to mention repainting it!). Now, once again Ardbeg flows freely. ...

Specially bottled to celebrate the most audacious adventure ever undertaken by Ardbeg, this dram fires up your taste buds with spectacular aromas & tastes. Smokin... Aroma: A burst of intense smoky fruit escapes into the atmosphere. Add water & breathe in toasted vanilla, sizzling cinnamon & warm hazelnut. Taste: An explosion of crackling peat ignites flavour explosions. Tangy lemon & lime juice, spiced toffee, followed by smooth buttermilk, bananas & currants. Smoke brims with creamy cappuccino & toasted marshmallows. Finish: Long & smoky with tarry espresso. Ardbeg Galileo is a special vatting of different styles of Ardbeg laid down in 1999, all married together to give a sweet, smoky texture. The heart of this limited edition Ardbeg is spirit matured in ex-Marsala wine casks from Sicily that is combined with hallmark Ardbeg matured in first & second fill ex-Bourbon casks. The ex-Marsala casks add fruity aromas & textures to Ardbegs famed peaty, smoky house style. Bottled at 49% & non chill-filtered it is being made available on allocation to Ardbegs focus markets. The whisky, named after Galileo, the father of modern astronomy, celebrates the first ever experiment undertaken by Ardbeg Distillery (or any other distillery for that matter) when Ardbeg was invited in late 2011 by US based space research company Nano Racks LLC, based in Houston Texas, to take part in a two year experiment to test micro-organic compounds drawn from the distillerys production on Islay. This maturation experiment (the inter-action of these compounds with charred oak) between normal gravity on Earth & micro-gravity in space, is currently taking place far up in space on the International Space Station. The vials that were launched by Soyuz rocket from Baikanor in Kazakhstan in late 2011 contain a class of compounds known as terpenes, a set of chemicals which are very widespread in nature & often very aromatic & flavour active. The experiment could explain the workings of these large, complex molecules as they will remain on the International Space Station for at least two years & help uncover new truths about the change that these molecules undergo in this near zero gravity environment. It also should help Ardbeg find new chemical building blocks in their own flavour spectrum. The experiment will have applications for a variety of commercial & research products, including, one day maybe, future generations of Ardbeg. Working in close collaboration with the Ardbeg Distillery team in Scotl&, Nano Racks will closely monitor the experiment against control samples here on earth; both in Houston, Texas at the Nano Racks facility & more familiarly, in Warehouse 3 at Ardbeg Distillery on Islay! Dr Bill Lumsden, Director of Distilling, Whisky Creation & Whisky Stocks at The Glenmorangie Company said: So far so good
- the experiment went live in January when the scientists broke the separating wall between the two components; Ardbeg new make spirit straight from our still on Islay & shards of charred oak cut out of some of our barrels from the warehouse. We will not know the results for another year or so but in the meantime we thought we would celebrate the experiment by the introduction of Ardbeg Galileo
- our own earthly tribute to the scientific experiment taking place far up in space!

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Date Cask Filled: 24th November 1976. Date Bottled: 5th May 2004. Ltd Edition Bottle Number: 466 of 504. Cask Type: Sherry Butt. Cask Number: 2398. Signed by Stuart Thomson, Ardbeg's then Distillery Manager. Nose: A wonderful complex mix of rich, deep fruit treacle & toffee intricately woven with peat smoke & oily notes. At full strength, the aroma is of treacle, demerara sugar & 'old Jamaica' chocolate packed with raisins. Beneath the layers of sweetness, Christmas pudding is discovered closely followed by after dinner mints by the fireside. With water, the flavour opens up to reveal a broad spectrum of deep salty notes, peat emerges with iodine, linseed oil & creosote, shoe polish & waxed jackets are discovered followed by spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves). Sherry trifle is present throughout giving a softness throughout giving a softness & roundness to the aroma. Taste: Full-flavoured & velvety-smooth, the mouthfeel is like wrapping the palate in a soft suede-leather coat giving a warming & lightly 'furring' effect. The flavour is initially of dried fruit covered in lashings of chocolate (reminiscent of chocolate raisins), with treacle toffees & spices (including cardamom seeds). Tobacco smoke gradually builds up on the palate with hints of warm leather & candle wax, progressing to a savoury smoked food flavour characteristic of smoked venison. Finish: Long & full with the character of smoked venison, spices & barbecue sauce. ...