Ardbeg Single Cask 31 Year Old, Bourbon Hogshead Cask, Cask #1146, 2004, 49.5%

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 ... An old single cask Ardbeg 1973 bottled from a bourbon hogshead for the Italian market in 2004.