Single Malt
Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, Islay
Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, Islay is a single malt from Ardbeg. It is distilled by Ardbeg and matured in oloroso sherry cask.
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Ardbeg
- Cask type
- oloroso sherry cask
- ABV
- 47.4%
At a glance
- Producer
- Ardbeg
- Whiskey style
- single malt
- Distillery
- Ardbeg
- Cask type
- oloroso sherry cask
- ABV
- 47.4%
How it's made
As published, Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, Islay is distilled by Ardbeg, matured in oloroso sherry cask. These are the producer-disclosed production details; steps that are not published are not shown.
Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, Islay — questions
- What is the ABV?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, Islay's abv is 47.4%.
- What cask type is published?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, Islay's cask type is oloroso sherry cask.
- Which distillery produces it?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, Islay's distillery is Ardbeg.
- What style of whiskey is this?
- Ardbeg, Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO, 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
- 47.4%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 40%
Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO and Single Malt 17YO differ on abv: 47.4% vs 40%. Single Malt 17YO's producer note adds Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky as distinctive mapped flavour signals.
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Cocoa, Oak, Peaty, Smoky
- ABV — this bottle
- 47.4%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 46%
- Cask type — this bottle
- oloroso sherry cask
- Cask type — comparison bottle
- sauternes wine casks
Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO and Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO differ on abv: 47.4% vs 46%; cask type: oloroso sherry cask vs sauternes wine casks. Single Malt Anthology - The Harpy's Tale 13YO's producer note adds Smoky as distinctive mapped flavour signals.
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Smoky
Single Malt Corryvreckan Committee Reserve's producer note adds Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper as distinctive mapped flavour signals.
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Chocolate, Coffee, Pepper
- ABV — this bottle
- 47.4%
- ABV — comparison bottle
- 46%
Single Malt The Ultimate Wee Beastie 5YO and Single Malt 25YO 46% differ on abv: 47.4% vs 46%. Single Malt 25YO 46%'s producer note adds Cream as distinctive mapped flavour signals.
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Cream
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.
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