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An Islay icon, reborn.
The original Ardbeg 17 Year Old became a cult favourite for its unexpectedly mellow style, offering a gentler side to the famously bold Islay distillery. Now, “The Legend Returns” with a refined new release that pays homage to the past while showcasing exceptional cask craft and elegant balance.
Matured for 17 years in carefully selected oak casks, this limited edition delivers layers of smoky sophistication—subtle coastal peat, citrus oils, vanilla cream, and lingering herbal notes. It’s Islay at its most introspective.
Whether you’re an Ardbeg devotee or a collector of rare whisky releases, this reimagining of a classic deserves a place in your cabinet.
Nose: Aromatic peat, lemon zest, green herbs, and soft sea breeze.
Palate: Waxy citrus, mellow smoke, salted toffee, pine, and sweet barley.
Finish: Lingering and elegant, with notes of dry ash, soft oak, and a whisper of menthol.
Ardbeg 17 Year Old – The Legend Returns revives a beloved classic with elegant smoke, citrus zest, and mellow maritime charm.
Aroma: Fresh and clean, with hints of pine resin, aniseed, sea spray and lavender soap- very gentle, very restrained, and rather elegant for an Ardbeg. With water, there is a distinctive, flinty minerality, along with subtle hints of sweet peat smoke, malted barley, and a touch of toasting bread.
Taste: A beautiful, creamy texture is followed by a lovely combination of flavours, with aniseed toffee, café latte, fennel and gentle antiseptic soap. The peat smoke is present, but in a very restrained manner, and leads into a lingering aftertaste with chewy oak, cocoa powder and tar.
Finish: The peat smoke is present, but in a very restrained manner, and leads into a lingering aftertaste with chewy oak, cocoa powder and tar.
