Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Distillery Bottling 70cl / 43% A small batch Ardbeg 1975 Islay single malt whisky. This famous official bottling of Ardbeg 1975 was released in 2000, so the whisky is a 24-year-old or 25-year-old. One of the highlights of the early period of Ardbeg's renaissance following the distillery's takeover by Glenmorangie plc, Ardbeg 1975 showed a more elegant side to the distillery's character than the heavy duty smoky profile more associated with Ardbeg. A handful of small batches of Ardbeg 1975 were produced in 1999 and 2000 before the remaining casks were conserved for a string of extraordinary vintage single cask releases that followed in the early years of the new millennium.