Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old - Batch 3 Whisky 70cl, 46.2%

From the Ardbeg Distillery to Port Ellen and beyond, follow the rocky coast and you will discover the heavenly vista of Traigh Bhan (pronounced tri-van), the beautiful beach known locally as the Singing Sands…

For this captivating place has soft white sands that sing beneath your feet, a hum that ebbs and flows with the winds and the tides. But beguiling as this place is, do not drop your guard. Bathing is ill-advised in the seemingly tame crystal waters where jagged, volcanic rocks pierce the sands along the shore.

TROPICAL TIDES

Bottled in humidity, this rare small batch 19-year-old Ardbeg is arguably the most tropical dram to leave the Distillery.

Ardbeg has gone and made a third batch of its Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old single malt Scotch whisky, and again, it's a marvellous expression showing just how well the distillery's whisky does after a generous maturation. 19 years of rest has given it plenty of time for the flavour profile to deepen and develop, though it still keeps the familiar Ardbeg intensity at its heart. We're certainly singing its praises, which is apt, considering the name is a reference to the local Traigh Bhan beach on Islay, which is known as the Singing Sands.