Ardbeg 22 Year Old - Twenty Something

Distilled in 1996 during Ardbeg's darkest hour—when demolition threatened—and aged 22 years in ex-bourbon casks, this limited release captures the distillery's classic peated profile using original equipment, including the still now retired to the courtyard. The 1996 vintage carries historical weight, representing spirits produced when Ardbeg's future was uncertain and production methods remained traditional; the ex-bourbon maturation allows the raw peat character and maritime minerality to remain prominent and unfiltered by sherry influence. The private collection provenance adds exclusivity and rarity to this already significant release. A poignant bottling for collectors valuing both Ardbeg's survival story and its uncompromised peat-forward identity.

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