ardbeg 1976-2000 - committee release - single cask 2392

1 bottle Ardbeg 1976 - 2000. Committee Release. Cask number 2392. Sherry Butt. In presentation box. One of 528 bottles. 70cl. 55.0%. Level low neck. Some creasing to box otherwise good condition.

One of several stunning 1976 sherry butts from Ardbeg. This was offered to committee members along with cask 2394.

This exceptionally rare bottle of 1976 Single Cask Ardbeg also has a unique provenance. 21 years ago, in the year 2000, it was a personal gift from Ardbeg Distillery to the Scottish copywriter who invented the idea of the Ardbeg Committee on the Isle of Islay, and wrote the marketing material.

The copywriter has included the original promotional mailing for this bottle in the auction; the die-cut leaflet evoking a 'spirit level' won creative Gold advertising awards in the US and the UK. The bottle was number 306 of 528 bottles, bottled on 17.7.00 from a sherry butt, Cask No.2392 filled on 24.11.76 - details on a hand-signed label by the Distillery Manager, Stuart Thomson. This cask-strength vintage was one of the very first bottlings for the Ardbeg Committee.

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