Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist 2008

Airigh Nam Beist is something of a legend in modern Ardbeg terms. It only lasted three years, and was last bottled in 2008 before being replaced in the line-up by a vastly different whisky in the Corryvreckan. The name Airigh Nam Beist, pronounced "Arry-nam-baysht", means 'shelter of the beast' or 'shelter of the animals' in Gaelic. It is the name given to the small freshwater loch (lake) that sits between Ardbeg's water source, Loch Uigeadail, and the dam built at the distillery. But this whisky is also known by another name: Ardbeg 1990. Despite being bottled over three years from 2006-2008, and the bottling year is listed on the back label, all Airigh Nam Beist was distilled in the same year.