Allotment Drams - Ardbeg 'The Shortie' Smoky Porter & Fettercairn 16 years old

We are back with the two latest episodes in our Allotment Dram series, where we talk about different whiskies (or in the case of one of these episodes, beer) in the surroundings of our north London allotment. First watch as Matt swaps whisky for beer as he talks about, tastes and gives his thoughts on the Ardbeg Smoky Porter - a charitable collaboration between the Islay single malt distillery, William Bros brewery and Brewgooder.

Then he returns to sample the new Fettercairn 16 years old, which has just joined the core range of the east Highland distillery. Watch to find out a bit about the history of the distillery and brand, plus his thoughts and tasting notes of this new malt. We hope you enjoy both videos.

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Review - Ardbeg 'The Shortie' Smoky Porter

 

Ardbeg and water charity Brewgooder have been working on a project that sees the Islay single malt brand branch out in to the world of beer. The Shortie Smoky Porter, named after Ardbeg's beloved mascot, is the distillery's first ever beer and has been made in limited quantities to support Brewgooder's Global Gathering campaign. All profits will be donated to support clean water projects in Malawi run by Brewgooder.

The one-off beer, which is exclusive to the UK, has been made by William Brothers Brewing Co. and uses the same peated malt used for whisky production at Ardbeg. The Shortie Smoky Porter was announced in conjuction with the World Water Day weekend back in March. The beer is released at 6.2% ABV and will cost £14 for a pack of four cans. 

Inbox - The Week's Whisky News (March 13, 2020)

Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky and is published by us each Friday.