Ardbeg 1975 Single Cask

Ardbeg 1975 Single Cask 26 Year Old #4701 / Ste. Dugas

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.

A very highly sought after Ardbeg, distilled on26th of December 1975 and bottled on 26th March 2002.

This 26 year old single cask Ardbeg was bottled for STE. Dugas, bottled from cask #4701 which yielded only 252 bottles.