The island of Islay is located south west of Scotland. The Ardbeg distillery is located on the south coast of Islay, from the town of Port Askaig via Bowmore and Port Ellen and then to Ardbeg distillery. The name Ardbeg comes from Gaelic and is said to have been named after a small village in the distant past and means "small headland" or small headland or cape. In 1794, illegal whiskey distillers built an illegal distillery and the legal distillery opened in 1815. Ardbeg was closed for renovations between 1981 and 1989. The malting floor was no longer used at that time and Ardbeg now obtains the malt from neighbor Port Ellen. This malt is still the most peat-containing on the island. The Ardbeg was closed again in 1996, but opened in 1997 by the current owner. The Ardbeg stillhouse contains one wash still and one spirit still, which are heated with steam. The stills are almost the same size, at other distilleries the spirit stills are usually smaller than the wash stills and the Ardbeg stillman must first distill a first distillate twice in order to completely fill the spirit. The maturation of Ardbeg's new spirit takes place in new and refill bourbon barrels. The water for brewing comes via a pipeline from a lake called Loch Uigeadail. This Smokehead Extra Black is a powerful and complex Single Malt, with a hint of mint, ginger, cloves and vanilla and an undertone of kiwi and chocolate.
| Alcohol: | 46% |
| Volume: | 70cl |
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