Ardbeg Tasting with Distillery Manager Bryony McNiven

Ardbeg Tasting with Bryony McNiven: Thursday 5 November 2026, 18:30–20:30, FRB Rådhuskælder, Frederiksberg. Tickets cost 699 kr.

An evening featuring 10 Ardbeg expressions guided by the distillery's new Distillery Manager, Bryony McNiven. The tasting is conducted in English, and doors open at 18:10.

McNiven took up her role as Distillery Manager on 1 January 2026 and is the first female distillery manager at Ardbeg in nearly 200 years. She was born and raised on Islay just a few kilometres from the distillery - her father worked there for 35 years - and is also co-chair of the global Ardbeg Committee.

The programme ranges from classics such as Ardbeg Ten and Corryvreckan to newer limited releases like Spectacular and Smokiverse. Two historic bottles from the cellar are particularly noteworthy: an Ardbeg Single Cask Sherry Butt 1975 and an Ardbeg Single Sherry Butt 1976 (both 1 cl.).

This evening's tasting programme:
Ardbeg Ten Years Old · Ardbeg Trudernish 15 Years Old · Ardbeg Corryvreckan · Ardbeg Perpetuum · Ardbeg Heavy Vapours · Ardbeg Spectacular · Ardbeg Smokiverse · Ardbeg Single Cask Sherry Butt 1975 (1 cl.) · Ardbeg Single Sherry Butt 1976 (1 cl.) · Ardbeg 19 Years Old Traigh Bhan Batch 4

Selected Ardbeg expressions are available for purchase during the evening.