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Ardbeg 14 Year Old Cadenhead's 1980s-90s

Lot: 5071351

Ardbeg 14 Year Old Cadenhead's 1980s-90s

Winning Bid: £3,200
(Reserve has been met) This lot currently has: 28 bids

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Ardbeg
Age: 
14 Year old
Region: 
Islay
Bottler: 
Wm. Cadenhead
Bottled Strength: 
43.8%
Bottle Size: 
75cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
product Details

Ardbeg 14 Year Old Cadenhead's 1980s-90s

Wm. Cadenhead are Scotland's oldest independent bottler, operating for over 175 years, but perhaps none of their bottlings are as sought after as these 'dumpy' style bottles. These were produced with brown glass and an iconic black label (white for the occasional grain whisky), with each distillery given its own letterpress font in homage to William Cadenhead's early career in the printing business.

This 14-year-old Ardbeg was bottled in the late 1980s or very early 1990s.

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.

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