Ardbeg 29 Year Old 1975 Old & Rare Platinum

Name: Ardbeg 29 Year Old 1975 Old & Rare Platinum
Brand: Ardbeg
Price: 3999.95 GBP
Availability: InStock

£3,999.95 GBP

£3,333.29 ex VAT

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Smokey

Spicy

Fruity

Own a crown-jewel from Islay’s past with Ardbeg 29 Year Old – 1975 Vintage, Old & Rare “Platinum Selection”. Read more

Ardbeg 29 Year Old 1975 Old & Rare Platinum

£3,999.95 GBP

£3,333.29 ex VAT

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Bottle Information

Bottler: Douglas Laing & Co.

Cask Type: sherry cask

Type: Single Malt Scotch

Volume: 70cl

Region: Islay

Vintage: 1975

Age: 29 Years Old

ABV: 47.30%

Tasting Notes

Cooked apple-skin hits the nose closely followed by a menthol-smokiness. The smoke on the nose is thick and heavy, then landing on the palate it is astonishingly phenolic, peppery and smokey. The finish lingers for an age with tobacco smoke and rich fruitiness.

Own a crown-jewel from Islay’s past with Ardbeg 29 Year Old – 1975 Vintage, Old & Rare “Platinum Selection”. Filled into a single first-fill Oloroso sherry butt in March 1975 and resting undisturbed in Warehouse 2 for almost three decades, the whisky was drawn at full natural cask strength in October 2004 for Douglas Laing’s prestigious Old & Rare Platinum line. Only 255 individually numbered bottles emerged, each capturing Ardbeg’s tarry, medicinal peat now smoothed by age and saturated with dark-fruit richness, polished mahogany and maritime spice—a once-in-a-generation dram from Islay’s smoky icon.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

Single first-fill Oloroso butt marries Ardbeg’s maritime peat with decadent dried-fruit depth and refined spice.
29 years mellow the “Islay roar” into layers of polished oak, dark honey and savoury complexity.
Bottled at natural cask strength (non-chill-filtered, natural colour) for undiluted body, aroma and intensity.
Part of Douglas Laing’s elite “Old & Rare Platinum” series—strictly 255 bottles, each individually numbered, ideal for collectors and connoisseurs.
Exemplifies the golden age of Ardbeg with a seamless blend of tarry smoke, orchard sweetness and mahogany richness—perfect for momentous occasions.

Pour a measure of this extraordinary Ardbeg and savour an unforgettable union of coastal peat, opulent sherry depth and time-honed elegance—an Islay legend reborn in every luxurious sip.

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The Distillery

Established in 1815 by John McDougal, Ardbeg Distillery is located on the Kildalton Peninsula of the Isle of Islay—a region celebrated for its peaty single malts. Drawing soft, peaty water from Loch Uigeadail and Loch Airigh nam Beist in the hills behind the distillery, Ardbeg crafts an iconic range of whiskies, including the highly regarded Ardbeg Uigeadail and Ardbeg 10 Year Old. Each year, Ardbeg takes part in the Feis Ile, the island’s world-renowned Festival of Malt and Music, welcoming visitors to its distillery tours and the Old Kiln Café, which serves mouthwatering Scottish fare. Immerse yourself in Ardbeg’s rich heritage and discover why it remains a standout name among Islay single malt whisky distilleries.

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