CMONVIN > Whisky Ardbeg Wee Beastie 5 Year Old ENQUIRY Contact Customer Service ENQUIRY The Ardbeg Distillery was established in 1815 by the MacDouglas family, not far from Lagavulin and Laphroig and close to the 4th century Celtic cross of Kildalton. Ardbeg was run by few proprietors from 1828 to the mid-19th century, Ardbeg’s whisky was in great demand by blenders due to the malts heavily peated character, but during seventy, time sales of blended whisky were declining, a surplus of maturing spirit prompted Ardbeg’s closure on March 25th 1981, a victim of the Wee Beastie was a 2020 addition to the core range, their second new age-statement in the space of a year following 2019's introduction of the Traigh Bhan. 70cl/47.4%