Ardbeg 1994 Single Bourbon Cask 27 Year Old #3004 / Private Cask

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.

This Ardbeg was distilled in November 1994 and matured in single second-fill bourbon barrel #3004 for 27 years. It was bottled privately in September 2022 for Eric Huang.

One of 175 bottles.