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Ardbeg Anthology 'The Harpy's Tale' 13 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 750ml

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Product Description

The Harpy's Tale A marriage of whisky matured in sweet Sauternes wine casks, together with classic Ardbeg aged in ex-bourbon casks. Notes of smoked lemon peel soar alongside balsamic vinegar, before fresh apricots roll and bank into notes of tarry rope. First imagined only as a flight of fantasy, this is a spirit that achieves the ultimate equilibrium between sweetness and smoke. A rare beast Ardbeg indeed. Locals were getting twitchy about mysterious disappearances... There's an appetite for all things rare at Ardbeg. Dugga, Head Warehouseman and novice ornithologist, lays claimto the rarest of encounters whilst tracking down the supposedly winged culprit of an undergarment theft. Believing it to be a resident golden eagle nicking the knickers, he set up the Mull of Oa to crack the case. But ehat transpired was a meeting far rarer than any feathered fowl... Binoculars and bottle safely stowed, the eagle-eyed Dugga lay in wait. Suddenly, a shrill screech pierced the air and without warning a wingtip revealed itself. 'The folk back at the Distillery are never going to believe me,' he thought. And he was right. It was no eagle. It was a Harpy. The head of a human and the body of an eagle, it's said to control storms with the flap of its wings. But as we now know, it's more interested in hosiery than hurricanes. Returning to the Distillery, a bottle of Ardbeg lighter, his story remains just as unbelievable to this very day... Whisky matured in sought-after Sauternes wine casks meets Ardbeg matured in classic ex-bourbon. Bottled in tribute to the lesser-spotted Islay creature, The Harpy's Tale is the first delicious edition in the Ardbeg Anthology Collection.

Product Specs

Alcohol by Volume46.0%
Country of OriginScotland
RegionIslay
UPC081753838720

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Awards & Scores

Critic reviews and blind-tasting competition results for this bottle.

What critics and judges wrote

Wine Enthusiast · Kara Newman · December 2023
The palate opens with chewy almond-nougat notes, plus toothsome vanilla bean. What starts as a modest amount of peat smoke turns to billowing embers with repeated sips: think vanilla-cream pie sitting in a smokehouse.
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IWSC judges · Silver · 2024
Tangy citrus fruit dances with smoky peat while a hint of medicinal smoke adds depth. Palate is perfumed, with a refreshing finish of peppermint.
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Whisky Advocate · Julia Higgins · 2023
The nose kicks off with a cloud of sawdust, which soon opens up to orange peel, Orange & Creme Creme Savers, vanilla frosting, and a splash of pickle juice. The palate has fantastic texture …
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Competition medals

1 medal from 1 competition, 2024.

Tasting Notes

Flavor profile

How strongly each flavor family shows up across 4 notes from 4 publications, weighted by source.

  • Herbal & greenunsweetened black iced tea, peppermintLight
  • Fruityorange peel, candied orange, Lemonhead candies, lemon rind, Tangy citrus fruitClear
  • Sweetvanilla frosting, Creme Savers, peanut butter cup, nougat, toothsome vanilla beanClear
  • Oak & malta cloud of sawdust, trail mix, peanut shells, that initial wood, almondClear
  • Smokepeat smoke, billowing embers, sitting in a smokehouse, smoky peat, medicinal smokeClear
  • SpicecinnamonLight

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Ardbeg Anthology 'The Harpy's Tale' 13 Year Old against other Scotch whiskies we carry. Closer dots taste more alike.

← More delicateRicher →Less smokySmokier →Ardbeg Anthology 'TheHarpy's Tale' 13 Year OldArdbeg TraighBhan 19 Year OldTalisker 2022 SpecialRelease 11 Year OldArdbeg Corryvreckan'The Ultimate'

Closest Scotch whiskies at a similar price: Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old ($399.96), Talisker 2022 Special Release 11 Year Old ($199.96), and Ardbeg Corryvreckan 'The Ultimate' ($149.96).

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Each whisky's place on the map, from 0 to 10.

WhiskyRichSmokyPrice
Ardbeg Anthology 'The Harpy's Tale' 13 Year Old (this bottle)6.07.3$249.96
Ardbeg 25 Year Old6.17.3$1,499.96
Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19 Year Old6.07.4$399.96
Talisker 10 Year Old6.27.3$99.98
Bowmore 12 Year Old5.77.1$69.98
Talisker 2022 Special Release 11 Year Old5.66.9$199.96
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Heavily Peated 10 Year Old5.87.9$89.98
Ardbeg Corryvreckan 'The Ultimate'6.37.9$149.96
Ardbeg 'Anamorphic'6.08.0$249.96
Compass Box The Peat Monster6.18.0$99.98
Talisker Distillers Edition5.56.8$149.96
Ardbeg An Oa5.37.0$84.98
Talisker Storm6.38.0$99.98
Ardbeg 'Uigeadail'6.57.9$89.96
Kilchoman Machir Bay5.36.9$75.98
Laphroaig 10 Year Old Sherry Oak Finish6.76.9$149.96
Benriach The Smoky Ten Three Cask Matured 10 years5.76.5$64.98
Lagavulin Distillers Edition6.48.1$299.96
Kilchoman Sanaig5.17.1$85.98
Ardbeg 'Auriverdes'5.07.5$499.96
The Glendronach Ode To The Embers Sherry & Smoke5.26.5$99.98
Lagavulin 12 Year Old Cask Strength5.06.6$299.96
Laphroaig 10 Year Old5.68.5$99.98
Lagavulin 16 Year Old7.08.1$119.97
Johnnie Walker Double Black5.38.5$44.97
Johnnie Walker Green Label 15 Year Old5.95.9$74.97
Ardbeg Anthology 'The Unicorn's Tale' 14 Year Old7.06.3$249.96
Talisker 25 Year Old5.46.0$1,099.96
Glenglassaugh Portsoy4.66.7$84.98

Flavor scores are our estimates. A flavor scores higher when more critics mention it and when they describe it more strongly, so no single review sets the result. They are not a rating from any publication.

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