Ardbeg Young Uigeadail "The Oogling" Committee Reserve, Bourbon & Sherry Cask, 2006, 59.9%

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. This 'Oogling' expression is a young, cask strength version of the popular Uigeadail, introduced in 2003. This 2006 Committee Reserve was exclusively available to the Ardbeg Committee, with a limited release of 1,392 bottles. It was created by marrying three ex-bourbon hogsheads of very young Ardbeg with one sherry butt distilled in 2002.