Ardbeg 1965 with Miniature

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 in 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.

This rare Ardbeg was distilled in 1965 and was drawn from two exceptionally old casks, #3678 and #3679, in 2005. Presented here in a hand-blown glass bottle with a numbered wax seal, alongside a 5cl sample.

One of 261 bottles.