Relive the smoky buzz of Islay’s festival season with Ardbeg 10 Year Old – 1998 Vintage, Single Cask #1189 “Toast & Smoke” (Feis Ìle 2009 Release). Filled on 4 December 1998 into a bespoke toasted-oak hogshead and nurtured in Warehouse 2, this whisky was drawn at natural cask strength on 10 December 2008 and reserved for the following spring’s festival. Only 252 individually numbered bottles—each bearing the 2009 Feis Ìle crest—capture Ardbeg’s tarry coastal peat wrapped in waves of vanilla-cream, charred oak and zesty citrus at full ten-year vibrancy.

Why We Think You’ll Love It

• Single toasted-oak hogshead layers creamy vanilla, coconut and vibrant spice onto Ardbeg’s maritime peat.

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

• 10 years capture Ardbeg’s spirit at peak youthful vigour while showcasing refined toasted-cask sweetness.

• Exclusive release for Feis Ìle 2009—strictly 252 bottles, perfect for collectors and festival aficionados.

• Exemplifies Ardbeg’s signature balance of briny smoke, orchard freshness and bourbon-style vanilla in a one-off single-cask snapshot.

Pour a dram of Cask #1189 and savour a thrilling union of coastal peat, toasted-oak creaminess and citrus brightness—an unforgettable festival whisky that blazes from first nosing to lingering ember.