Ardbeg Drum Committee Release 70cl
Brand: Ardbeg | Category: Islay Single Malt Scotch | ABV: 52% | Origin: Islay, Scotland | Vol: 700ml

Smoke Meets Carnival

Ardbeg Drum Committee Release is not your typical Islay dram, it’s a wild parade of flavors marching through peat smoke and Caribbean heat. Released exclusively for Ardbeg Committee members, this limited edition takes Ardbeg’s cult-favorite smokiness and spins it through ex-rum casks for a finish that’s spicy, vibrant, and unapologetically bold.

Tasting Profile

Nose:
A festival of aromas, pineapple charred on driftwood, lime zest, and vanilla cream carried by thick, rolling peat. It’s as if a tiki bar and a bonfire met in a warehouse rave.

Palate:
Powerful, peaty, and playfully tropical. Think smoky banana bread, clove-studded oranges, and grilled mango, with black pepper and smoked herbs dancing in the background. It’s textured, fiery, and utterly unique.

Finish:
Smouldering and exotic, a lingering combo of barbequed spices, cigar ash, and rum-soaked sweetness. It stays. It sings. It doesn’t let go.

Production Details

This Committee Release began as classic Ardbeg, intensely peated and matured in ex-bourbon casks, before being finished in rum casks sourced from the Americas. The rum influence adds a flamboyant twist to Ardbeg’s raw, smoky DNA. Bottled at a punchy 52%, this edition is non-chill filtered, and never to be repeated.

Perfect For

Collectors. Peat lovers with a taste for the unusual. Celebrating Ardbeg Day. Or those rare nights when you want your whisky to challenge, thrill, and completely disarm you.

Expert Notes

The Committee Release is the version that Ardbeg insiders wait for, often more intense, more expressive, and far rarer than the general release. This one? A cult sensation. Fans praised it for its unorthodox blend of smoke and rum-soaked vibrance. It’s an Islay outlier, in all the best ways.

Customer Reviews

"This isn’t whisky — it’s a jungle party lit with peat. Absolutely insane (in a good way)." — Migs, Quezon City

"Sweet and smoky, like a cigar dipped in spiced rum. Only Ardbeg could pull this off." — Dax, Cebu

"I missed this on release. Finally got a bottle — and now I understand the hype." — Paolo, Makati

Interesting Fact

This bottle was launched on Ardbeg Day, an annual celebration that brings together the Ardbeg Committee from around the globe. The Drum release drew inspiration from Caribbean carnivals, making it one of the most flamboyant and fun Ardbegs ever made.

Serving Suggestions

Best enjoyed neat to experience the wild fusion of smoke and tropical sweetness. Add a drop or two of water if you want the fruit to burst forward but don’t expect this dram to calm down. It never will.

Distillery Background

Founded in 1815 and perched on Islay’s rugged southern coast, Ardbeg is a cult icon of the whisky world. Revered for its deeply peated single malts and rebellious spirit, it crafts whiskies with precision and power. The Committee Releases are the heart of its creative soul, bottled not for the mainstream, but for the mad, the bold, and the obsessed.