Ardbeg Smokiverse - Ardbeg Day 2025 Release

Celebrating 25 years of the Ardbeg Committee

Ardbeg invites whisky explorers to enter the Smokiverse, a bold and otherworldly limited edition bursting with cosmic levels of peat. Designed with a striking sci-fi inspired label, this release takes fans on a sensory voyage through smoke-filled dimensions. It’s everything you love about Ardbeg – amplified. Expect intense smoky character balanced by intriguing fruit and spice elements, all delivered with Ardbeg’s unmistakable flair.

From the dense swirl of a highly concentrated wort, a whisky of cosmic flavour dimensions was created via Ardbeg's mash tun. Created using the experimental High Gravity Mashing process, Ardbeg Smokiverse is a first for the distillery.

Tasting notes

Nose

An explosion of fruity, estery notes, reminiscent of smoked bubblegum, fuses with whiffs of ripening barley and toasted sourdough bread. A splash of water reveals dense, sweet, and aromatic peat smoke,
accompanied by gently smoked tropical fruits.

Taste

A rich, creamy mouthfeel drifts into sharp, sooty, and spicy notes of creosote, aniseed, and clove. Tempered by the distinct sweetness of muscovado sugar, robust woody notes orbit around earthy peat moss, sizzling bonfire embers, and charcoal.

Finish

Finally, in an almost infinite finish, earthy peat moss fuses  with sizzling bonfire embers.

Ardbeg Distillery

Ardbeg Distillery is located on the south coast of the island of Islay, famous for its rich whisky tradition. Founded in 1815 by the MacDougall family, Ardbeg has a turbulent history with several closures and re-openings, but has become one of the most highly regarded Islay distilleries.

A distinctive feature of Ardbeg Distillery is its strong peat influence, resulting in whiskies with an intense smokiness and maritime character. The distillery uses traditionally handmade copper pot stills and local peat from the surrounding peat fields, which gives the whiskies their distinctive aromas of smoke, sea salt, and tar, combined with hints of citrus and vanilla.

Ardbeg whiskies are mainly matured in ex-bourbon casks, which ensures a deep and complex flavour. The distillery is also known for its innovative approach, with experimentation in different cask types and maturation processes producing unique and award-winning expressions.

The combination of traditional production methods, an iconic location and an unmistakable flavour profile makes Ardbeg a leading name in the world of Scotch whisky.