A limited-edition whisky that was released on 31 May in honour of Ardbeg Day 2014 – the distillery's open day as part of the yearly Islay Festival. Auriverdes is a Portuguese term created by the combination of auri, meaning "gold" and verde, meaning "green." The word is commonly used in reference to the national flag, or as a nickname for many of their sports teams on account of their uniforms. Coincidentally, these are also the brand colours of Ardbeg distillery.

Ardbeg was officially founded in 1815 by John MacDougall, who established the distillery as a legitimate commercial operation. However, as was the case with many of Scotland’s distilleries at the time, Ardbeg had already been producing whisky for several years. Prior to acquiring a license, Ardbeg was a part of the illicit distilling business in Scotland, and though there are no records to corroborate this fact as it was illegal at the time, it is speculated that Ardbeg had been producing Scotch since as early as 1794.

You would not think it to see it now, but Ardbeg had a difficult time of it for much of the 20th century. The distillery was bought in a joint venture between Hiram Walker and DCL in 1959, both intending to supply their blends. The subsequent years were very successful, but DCL backed out in 1979 (closing many of their other distilleries a few years later), and Hiram Walker then struggled in the 1980s era oversupply when interest is blended Scotch was waning. They closed it down for the majority of the decade. It re-opened briefly in the 1990s before being revived for good by Glenmorangie plc in 1997.

The "Guaranteed 10 year old" was the standard Ardbeg single malt release during the 1970s and 1980s, however the last of these were sold by Allied Distillers in the early 1990s. When Glenmorangie plc first took over at the distillery, the gap in stock due to its numerous closures meant that the first age-statement distillery bottling they could release was a generous 17 year old. This now classic 10 year old expression made its triumphant return in 2000 however.