Whisky.de Award

The Ardbeg Y2K single malt matured for 23 long years in selected bourbon and Oloroso sherry casks. The result is a unique whisky that celebrates and honours the traditions of Ardbeg. This first bottling of the limited Vintage_Y2K series marks a special milestone in the history of the Islay distillery Ardbeg: In February 2000, dedicated fans founded the Ardbeg Committee to keep the distillery open permanently. The whisky is the first Ardbeg whose roots go back to the beginning of the millennium.

This Ardbeg single malt whisky is the second bottling in Ardbeg's limited Anthology series. The Unicorn's Tale matured for 14 years in two types of cask: Madeira and ex-bourbon casks, which were then married together. As a result, this Ardbeg single malt unites two beings in itself, just like the unicorn, a Greek mythical creature that symbolises goodness. This legendary bottling is bottled at 46% vol. at a slightly higher strength without colouring and without chill-filtering.

The story behind this bottling is inspired by the legendary Islay Unicorn, which was discovered by workers one night after a party at the distillery. Its origins are shrouded in mystery. Whether it was a real unicorn or just a Shetland pony with an ice cream cone on its head, The Unicorn's Tale tells of a famously ravenous pony, an abandoned ice cream van and the wild imagination that gave birth to this legend.