Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist Bottled 2006 70cl / 46%

A bottle of Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist, distilled in 1990 and bottled in 2006. This bottling has been discontinued.

This has the bottle code L6 313 16:05 4ML.

Airigh Nam Beist is pronounced 'Arry nam Baysht', and translates as 'shelter, or pasture of the animals'. It is also the name given to the small hill loch that forms the fulcrum between Loch Uigeadail and Charlie's Dam at Ardbeg Distillery.

Ardbeg distillery began producing whisky commercially in 1815 and quickly became a valued fixture in the Islay community, with housing, a school and even a bowling green on the site. The distillery went through tough times in the early 20th century, and was acquired by DCL and Hiram Walker in 1959. An increased demand for peated whisky in the 1960s and '70s saw Ardbeg source malt from nearby Port Ellen and the late 1970s marked the end of an era of self-sufficiency for the distillery. Mothballed in the 1980s and purchased by Glenmorangie in 1997, today it is part of LVMH. Despite its turbulent history, the distillery maintains a cult following, with over 120000 members of the Ardbeg Committee worldwide.

This Ardbeg 1990 Airigh Nam Beist sold at our online auction for £160