Ardbeg 1976 Cask #2394 Committee Exclusive
Ardbeg 1976 Cask #2394 Committee
70cl / 53.2%
Part of the first bottlings for the Ardbeg Committee in 2000, this single cask is from a 1976 batch of sherry casks that took Ardbeg’s reputation into the stratosphere.
I’ll add a drop of water to both and let them open up a bit. I sit back and enjoy the very long finish (of the two side-by-side). It feels as if I just smoke a cigar which I followed with a tawny port – there is that ashy afterglow on my palate, and I like it a lot! Let’s start with An Oa this time, now with some water. Oh, it is smokier now, the sweetness subside and lowere a bit, as if a heavy curtain has been dropped (not lifted for some reason in my mind) because the PX is still there, but now it’s “below” holding it all up as the base. The Ten, on the other hand, got a little bit sweeter (what’s happening here, folks?) and rounder on the palate. Oh, I am intrigued! I drink a bit of water and still taste the smoke, somewhere on the sides, in the back of my mouth. Ardbeg 1976 Cask #2394 Committee Exclusive
With even more water the Ten mellowed out. It’s nearly now perfect and hits all the spots. An Oa is keeping up with its older brother. But now I’m starting to taste just a wee bit of bitterness, burned veggies and tar. That shouldn’t be perceived as a negative comment because I am digging all of those flavours. (yes, including the much-welcomed bitterness). So what do I pick now? I must have them both! But, to be honest, if I was in a restaurant, a pub, or a friend’s house, and if they had both on offer, I’d reach for An Oa. It’s got that “new something” which I simply love. Reminds me of the first time I tried the Laphroaig Càirdeas 2021, which was finished in a PX cask; and the Lagavulin Distiller’s Edition, which was also double matured ending in the PX sherry casks.
And with that said, and especially because they’re nearly the same price point, I will proclaim An Oa as the winner of this round!
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