The whisky, which survived the close to closures of the distillery, was aged in two separate casks, a bourbon and an Oloroso sherry, which have been married collectively to create a single malt, then transferred right into a single refill Oloroso butt the place it has remained to this present day.
CEO Thomas Moradpour stated: “This sale is a supply of satisfaction for everybody within the Ardbeg group who has made our journey potential. Simply 25 years in the past, Ardbeg was on the point of extinction, however at the moment it is without doubt one of the most sought-after whiskies on the earth. That may be a reflection of generations of exhausting work.
“Whereas such a uncommon whisky is out of attain for all however considered one of our followers, we put the identical ardour and care into each bottle of Ardbeg as went into this unique single malt in 1975,” Moradpour added.
Over the subsequent 5 years, Ardbeg will proceed to mature Cask No. 3 in a safe location on Islay for its proprietor and yearly they may obtain 88 bottles from the cask, by 2026 they may possess a novel vertical collection of Ardbegs from 1975, aged 46 to 50 years outdated.
Dr Invoice Lumsden, who will oversee the cask’s ongoing maturation, stated: “Cask No. 3 is a style of Ardbeg’s previous. So little inventory survives from this period, its advanced flavours are testomony to the talent of the Ardbeg workforce who’ve cared for it over the many years.”
To have a good time the half-century of labor behind this whisky, Ardbeg will donate £1million to causes on Islay.
