Single Malt
Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay
Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay is a single malt from Ardbeg. It is distilled by Ardbeg and matured in sauternes wine casks.
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Ardbeg
- Cask type
- sauternes wine casks
- ABV
- 46%
At a glance
- Producer
- Ardbeg
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Ardbeg
- Cask type
- sauternes wine casks
- ABV
- 46%
How it's made
As published, Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay is distilled by Ardbeg, matured in sauternes wine casks. These are the producer-disclosed production details; steps that are not published are not shown.
Taste & aroma
The producer describes: “The finish: A soft, oily, mouthcoating texture leads into a rich, sweet, smoky palate, with hints of oak moss, treacle, aniseed lozenges and a lovely, sweet, woody/balsamic flavour.” (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 Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay — questions
- What is the ABV?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay's abv is 46%.
- What cask type is published?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay's cask type is sauternes wine casks.
- Which distillery produces it?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, Islay's distillery is Ardbeg.
- What style of whiskey is this?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO, 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.
- ABV — this bottle
- 46%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 40%
Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO and Single Malt 17YO differ on abv: 46% vs 40%. Single Malt 17YO's producer note adds Cocoa, Oak, Peaty as distinctive mapped flavour signals.
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Smoky
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Cocoa, Oak, Peaty
Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO maps to Smoky, while Single Malt Corryvreckan Committee Reserve maps to Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
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Smoky
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Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper
Their producer tasting notes also separate them: Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO maps to Smoky, while Single Malt 25YO 46% maps to Cream in WhatDrink's controlled flavour graph.
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Smoky
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Cream
Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO's producer note adds Smoky as distinctive mapped flavour signals.
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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
- ProducerOfficial producer product pagePublished product specifications shown on this page.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-05.
Part of WhatDrink's Whiskey guide.