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Ardbeg 1992 Douglas Laing XOP / 70th Anniversary

Lot: 254362

Ardbeg 1992 Douglas Laing XOP / 70th Anniversary

Winning Bid: £700

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Ardbeg
Age: 
25 Year Old
Vintage: 
1992
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Douglas Laing
Cask Type: 
refill hogshead
Bottled Strength: 
50.5%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Ardbeg 1992 Douglas Laing XOP / 70th Anniversary

An independent bottling from Islay's famous Ardbeg distillery.

You would not think it to see it now, but Ardbeg had a difficult time of it for much of the 20th century. The distillery was bought in a joint venture between Hiram Walker and DCL in 1959, both intending to supply their blends. The subsequent years were very successful, but DCL backed out in 1979 (closing many of their other distilleries a few years later), and Hiram Walker then struggled in the 1980s era oversupply when interest is blended Scotch was waning. They closed it down for the majority of the decade. It re-opened briefly in the 1990s before being revived for good by Glenmorangie plc in 1997. The lack of demand in the period prior to this, thankfully, saw a lot of casks sold to independent bottlers, many of which have gone on to become legendary releases.

This was distilled in October 1992 and bottled in February 2018 by Douglas Laing as part of their XOP, a premium selection of bottlings reserved for casks considered to be the Laing "family jewels."

This is an exclusive addition to the series, bottled for the company's 70th anniversary. 

This is one of 251 bottles.

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