Ardbeg Bizarrebq The Ultimate Islay Single Malt 750 ml

Ardbeg BizarreBQ is a limited-edition Islay single malt Scotch whisky built for the barbecue pit. Dr Bill Lumsden, the distillery's head of whisky creation, developed it with barbecue chef Christian 'DJ BBQ' Stevenson, combining three cask types — double-charred oak, Pedro Ximénez sherry, and heavily charred 'BBQ' casks — and bottling the result non-chill filtered at 50.9% ABV. The peat reads like a live grill: charcoal and soot on the nose with treacle toffee and hickory-smoked ham, then chilli-rubbed ribs, flame-grilled steak, and clove across the palate into a long, sooty finish. A one-time 2023 release, BizarreBQ moves quickly when bottles surface. Pour it outdoors beside something slow-smoked — this is a Scotch that stands next to the food rather than waiting for after.

How to drink Ardbeg BizarreBQ

Pour it neat, outdoors, next to something slow-smoked — the charcoal and chilli-rubbed rib notes are built to stand beside barbecue rather than wait for after dinner. Skip the mixer here; at 50.9% ABV and non-chill filtered, it's meant to be tasted straight.

Scotch101.8 proof · Double-charred oak, Pedro Ximénez sherry, and heavily charred BBQ casks · Islay