Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old Batch #2 (2020)

It's the second batch of Ardbeg's Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old single malt! Like the first batch , this excellent Islay whisky was drawn from a combo of American oak and Oloroso sherry casks, though with a subtle tweak to the recipe according to the Ardbeg folks, making for a distinctive dram. The name comes from local Traigh Bhan beach on Islay, which is sometimes known as the Singing Sands.

Produced in small batches to be released every year, this exceptionally rare and ever-changing 19 year old draws its inspiration from Islay’s Traigh Bhan beach, known locally as the Singing Sands.

Ardbeg Traigh Bhan Batch 2 is the second release in this exclusive 19 year old series. Following in the footsteps of the much lauded first batch, this whisky is a slight variation on the last.

The first batch of Traigh Bhan certainly went down a storm, and that’s probably because it was bottled in one. But this year, Batch 2 was bottled in a haar*. With subtle changes in the batch recipe, this rare whisky is an opportunity not to be mist...

*‘Haar’ is the Scots Gaelic word for ‘a thick coastal fog/mist’

“BATCH 2 BALANCES THE COMPLEX WITH THE CLASSIC – THIS IS THE EPITOME OF AN AGED ARDBEG.”
– DR BILL LUMSDEN

COMPARING NOTES

Ardbeg’s Head Whisky Creator, Dr Bill Lumsden, and Head of Maturing Whisky Stocks, Brendan McCarron, joined to discuss the finer details of Batch 2 and compare notes on what makes this bottling different from Batch 1.

ESPECIALLY RARE

In a rare occurrence for Ardbeg, this aged whisky will be released every year and each one of these exclusive, small batch bottlings will feature a unique batch code.

Every bottling of Ardbeg Traigh Bhan will have its own batch symbol. Inspired by various distinguishing features around the Distillery, batch codes will change with each release. For Ardbeggians who have made the pilgrimage to Islay, you may recognise where we got our inspiration...