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Celebrate two icons in a single dram with Ardbeg 16 Year Old – 1990 Vintage, Single Cask #86 “Fortnum & Mason 300th Anniversary”.
Distilled on Islay’s storm-lashed south coast and laid down in a single first-fill sherry butt, this whisky slumbered for sixteen years before being drawn at natural cask strength on 11 April 2007 to mark the tercentenary of London’s legendary grocer. Each of the 300 individually numbered bottles is hand-signed by Ardbeg’s distillery manager, capturing the distillery’s hallmark tarry peat wrapped in opulent Oloroso richness and refined oak spice—an unrepeatable union of Islay power and Piccadilly prestige.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

  • Single first-fill Oloroso butt (#86) drenches Ardbeg’s maritime smoke in decadent dried fruit, chocolate depth and warming spice.

  • Bottled at natural cask strength (non-chill-filtered, natural colour) for undiluted Islay intensity.

  • 16 years balance youthful vigour with layered sherry complexity and polished oak finesse.

  • Exclusive release honouring Fortnum & Mason’s 300th anniversary—strictly 300 numbered bottles, each hand-signed by the distillery manager.

  • A collector’s masterpiece blending Islay’s peated power with London’s historic elegance—perfect for special occasions or the pinnacle of any Ardbeg line-up.

Pour a dram of this remarkable Ardbeg and savour a powerful harmony of coastal peat, decadent Oloroso richness and time-honed sophistication—an unforgettable whisky that commemorates three centuries of culinary excellence.

Bottle Information

Bottler: Distillery
Cask Type: sherry butt
Cask #: #86
ABV: 52.80%
Type: Single Malt Scotch
Region: Islay
Age: 16 Years Old
Vintage: 1990
Volume: 70cl

Tasting Notes

Nose: Billows of damp kiln smoke and sea-salt toffee mingle with raisin loaf, orange-peel marmalade, polished leather and a hint of espresso crema. Palate: A commanding surge of charcoal embers, briny treacle and liquorice root floods the tongue, followed by dark-chocolate truffle, clove-spiked caramel and a bright flash of candied citrus. Finish: Long, smouldering and elegantly dry—lingering ember-like peat, sherry-soaked fruitcake and a final flourish of salted caramel and oak spice.
Ardbeg
Cask #86

Ardbeg 16 Year Old 1990 Single Cask Fortnum & Mason 300th Anniversary

Regular price £1,800.00 GBP
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£1,500.00 GBP ex VAT

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