Ardbeg Heavy Vapours Whisky

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Description

A fascinating one from Ardbeg, Heavy Vapours is the Islay distillery's whisky with the gloves taken off. Meaning it was distilled without using Ardbeg’s purifier. Typically, vapours that rise up the still are captured by this piece of equipment, which sits on the lyne arm of Ardbeg’s spirit still. It captures heavier compounds and condenses them, causing them to fall back into the still. The vapours fall back into the still, are heated again, and so rise again. This purifying process is said to bring a floral fruitiness that balances the spirit's powerful peat, but that's been avoided here to bring a more full-throttle Ardbeg whisky, which was bottled without chill-filtration at 46% ABV.

LOT No. IWA: 65697215

Guide Price: €130 - €160

Islay

Islay Whisky is recognised worldwide for the many famous brands that call this small island home. The peated flavour that is evident is all Islay whiskies varies throughout the 8 active distilleries but some of their most famous and highly sought after whiskies come from now closed distilleries that dot the wild landscape of this Scottish Island. Brands such as Port Ellen, Octomore, Hazelburn and Ardmore are now increasing in value as collectors add them to their ranks. The Festival of Feis ile every year attracts whisky lovers from all corners of the globe to celebrate the cultural heritage that is evident in every distillery there. Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Bowmore, Ardbeg and Bruichladdich are the whiskies that now carry the banner of this unique island around the world.