ARDBEG DAY June 2nd – More Goings-On! Restrictions Relaxed!

Firstly, we are pleased to announce a few more goings-on in our area if you are coming through to Edinburgh today.

10am: We are open and selling the Ardbeg Day whisky.

11:30 – 2:30: Ardbeg Islay-lympic Games Peat-athlon at the Hub (on Castlehill, just up the hill from our shop)

2:00: Karen Fullerton will be giving a 20min Ardbeg day tasting session at the Hub for a select number of Committee members.
Sign up at the Hub on the day.

2:30: Prize/Award giving for the Games including a trip to Islay and Ardbeg Distillery.
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Secondly, we have amended the rules for purchasing the Ardbeg Day whisky originally outlined here

Please ignore the part that says anyone buying the Ardbeg Day bottling must also purchase an official 70cl of any other Ardbeg (10, Uigeadail or Corryvreckan). The rest still stands (especially the 1 per customer part).

Why the change? There appears to have been a simple miscommunication from Ardbeg as we were led to believe that this was a release with a volume similar to past Feis Ile bottlings and that it was the product of two casks. It was with this information that we took the unprecedented step to make Ardbeg Day purchases tied to another sale of Ardbeg. At some point last week a figure of 12,000 bottles was mentioned and this has now been confirmed by Ardbeg themselves.

Although we still expect demand to be high, it isn’t quite as rare as we thought so we don’t want to force people to buy another bottle at the same time. Our allocation remains 48 bottles, in line with all the other UK embassies. We’re a little embarrassed by all this and hope you won’t tease us too much should you come to Edinburgh tomorrow to join in the Ardbeg Day fun.

That is all!

Neil, Royal Mile Whiskies