Ardbeg Single Cask 9 Year Old, Refill Bourbon Cask, Cask #3150, 2020, 57%

Since its establishment in 1815, The Ardbeg distillery has been on a tumultuous rollercoaster ride of ownership changes, closures, and reopening. Stability was only achieved relatively recently, when the ailing distillery was purchased in 1997 by industry giants, Glenmorangie. The subsequent years have seen the distillery's popularity swell, with fans enticed by the signature style of tarry, sooty... [cite: Scotch Whisky Auctions]. This is a highly collectible single cask bottling from Ardbeg, distilled on 20th October 2010 and matured for 9 years in a refill bourbon cask until 7th February 2020.. Bottled at a natural cask strength of 57% ABV from cask #3150, this release of just 247 individually numbered bottles was created for the farewell of long-serving Distillery Manager Mickey Heads and was exclusively sold at the distillery..