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Ardbeg, Single Malt 17YO, Islay

Ardbeg, Single Malt 17YO, Islay is a single malt from Ardbeg. It is distilled by Ardbeg and bottled at 40% ABV.

From Ardbeg
Whiskey style
single malt
Distillery
Ardbeg
ABV
40%

At a glance

Producer
Ardbeg
Whiskey style
single malt
Distillery
Ardbeg
ABV
40%

Taste & aroma

The producer describes: “The finish: The peat smoke is present, but in a very restrained manner, and leads into a lingering aftertaste with chewy oak, cocoa powder and tar.” (source)

Flavour notes identified from the producer’s tasting description (mapped to WhatDrink flavour guides — not necessarily the producer’s exact words):

Ardbeg, Single Malt 17YO, Islay — questions

What is the ABV?
Ardbeg, Single Malt 17YO, Islay's abv is 40%.
Which distillery produces it?
Ardbeg, Single Malt 17YO, Islay's distillery is Ardbeg.
What style of whiskey is this?
Ardbeg, Single Malt 17YO, Islay's whiskey style is single malt.

How it compares with other Ardbeg bottles

Exact-product differences from governed facts present on both bottles, plus flavour-node differences mapped separately from each producer tasting note. Missing facts are not inferred.

Ardbeg, Single Malt Corryvreckan Committee Reserve, Islay

Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt 17YO maps to Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky, while Single Malt Corryvreckan Committee Reserve maps to Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.

This bottle only

Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky

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Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper

Ardbeg, Single Malt 25YO 46%, Islay
ABV — this bottle
40%
ABV — comparison bottle
46%

Single Malt 17YO and Single Malt 25YO 46% differ on abv: 40% vs 46%. Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt 17YO maps to Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky, while Single Malt 25YO 46% maps to Cream in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.

This bottle only

Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky

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Cream

Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay
ABV — this bottle
40%
ABV — comparison bottle
46%

Single Malt 17YO and Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO differ on abv: 40% vs 46%. Single Malt 17YO's producer note adds Cocoa, Oak, Peaty as distinctive mapped flavour signals.

This bottle only

Cocoa, Oak, Peaty

Shared

Smoky

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Ardbeg, Single Malt 10YO 46%, Islay

Single Malt 17YO's producer note adds Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky as distinctive mapped flavour signals.

This bottle only

Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky

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Style context — Single Malt Scotch

WhatDrink style-level reference data for Single Malt Scotch. These are typical relationships for the style, not measured facts about this exact bottle.

What Single Malt Scotch means

Single Malt Scotch Whisky is Scotch Whisky made at one distillery from water and malted barley without other cereals, using batch distillation in pot stills.

How Single Malt Scotch is generally made

Made from malted barley at a single Scottish distillery, fermented, distilled usually in copper pot stills, and matured in oak casks.

Style-level production context only. The exact-product production section above takes precedence where available.

Flavours associated with Single Malt Scotch

Style reference only. The producer tasting section above is the authority for flavours stated about this bottle.

Food pairings for Single Malt Scotch

General style pairing references — not a claim that this exact bottle was tested with these foods.

Glassware for Single Malt Scotch

  • Glencairn Glass

Style-level serving context, not a producer instruction for this bottle.

Sources & provenance

Last reviewed: 2026-09-05.

Part of WhatDrink's Whiskey guide.