Ardbeg The Ultimate Ten Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1Lt

Ardbeg The Ultimate Ten Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 1Lt delivers the flagship ten-year-old from Ardbeg Distillery, founded in 1815 near Port Ellen on Islay's south coast, in a generous 1 Liter (1000ml) format. Bottled at 46% ABV (92 proof), this is the same heavily peated Islay single malt found in the standard bottling, carrying the 'Ardbeg The Ultimate' wording that crowns every label of the Ten, here in the larger size long associated with travel retail.

The whisky inside needs no introduction: ten years in ex-bourbon American oak casks, malt peated to roughly 50 to 55 ppm, and bottling without chill-filtration at 46% ABV, the house minimum insisted upon so the natural oils and full texture survive intact. It is the recipe that earned the Ten the title of World Whisky of the Year in Jim Murray's 2008 Whisky Bible and made it the standard-bearer for peated Scotch worldwide.

Expect the classic Ardbeg progression, with a full third more of it in the bottle. Medicinal smoke, brine and lime zest rise first, followed by vanilla, green apple and coffee. The palate turns silky, weaving dark chocolate, tar and black pepper through billowing peat, and the finish rolls on with bonfire embers and sweet barley. The extra volume makes this format ideal for slow, repeated study of how the whisky evolves in an open bottle, session after session, as air gradually rounds the smoke and draws the sweeter barley core forward.

One-liter bottlings of the Ten have long been a staple of the duty-free circuit, the bottle seasoned travelers grab between flights, and the format has a practical logic at home too: a third more of an everyday-essential pour, fewer trips to restock, and a fitting centerpiece for a well-used whisky trolley. For anyone whose shelf already counts Ardbeg Ten as a permanent fixture, or anyone planning to share the peat gospel generously with guests, the liter is simply the smarter denomination of an essential whisky.

• Size: 1 Liter (1000ml)
• Proof: 92 Proof (46% ABV)
• Age: 10 Years
• Origin: Islay, Scotland
• Distillery: Ardbeg Distillery (est. 1815), Port Ellen, Islay
• Whisky Type: Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky
• Cask/Cooperage: Ex-bourbon American oak casks
• Series: Core Range flagship in 1-liter travel-retail format ('The Ultimate' label wording)
• Peating: Heavily peated malt, approx. 50-55 ppm
• Production: Non chill-filtered; bottled at 46% ABV
• Tasting Notes: Medicinal smoke, brine, lime zest, vanilla, dark chocolate, tar, black pepper, long ember finish