✦ Neatly Summary

Ardbeg 1976 / Cask #2390 / Sherry Cask / Islay Festival 2002 Islay Whisky is a from Ardbeg (United Kingdom), bottled at 40% ABV. Expect intensely smoky, sweet and oaky character — sherried, smokey, old wood, leathery. Best suited for experienced drinkers who enjoy bold, complex whiskies. A collector's expression at a premium price point.

Drawn from the same legendary 1976 batch as the Manager's Choice, this sherry butt was specifically selected and bottled for Feis Ile 2002 at cask strength (53.1%). At 26 years of age, the spirit melds Ardbeg's maritime peat with the drying, complex spice of sherry wood, creating a wine-whisky interplay that grows more nuanced with each sip. The festival bottling context and limited outturn make this a prized example of Ardbeg's early single-cask experimentation. Perfect for those seeking the distillery's pre-2000s character when peat and sherry cask influences were still being explored.

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