ARDMORE & BLACK
An Object · One of Three Hundred and Twelve

The 1994
Vintage

Distilled the twelfth of October, MCMXCIV.
Bottled the third of June, MMXXIII.
Twenty-nine years between hand and hand.

Provenance

An unbroken chain of custody.

12 October 1994

Distilled under the supervision of Hamish Black, then aged 31. Single distillation run, 9 hours from charge to cut.

14 October 1994

Filled at 63.5% ABV into a single first-fill Oloroso sherry butt, identified in the ledger as Cask № 1894/3.

14 October 1994 – 2 June 2023

Resting, undisturbed, in Warehouse № 3, position E-7. Angels' share over the period: 31.4%.

3 June 2023

Drawn at natural strength of 49.2% ABV. Yield: 312 bottles of 70cl. The cask is retired.

3 June 2023

Each bottle hand-numbered, sealed with red wax, and recorded in the Glen Ardmore ledger.

Specifications

The object, in particulars.

Distilled
12 October 1994
Bottled
3 June 2023
Age
28 years, 7 months, 22 days
Cask
Single first-fill Oloroso sherry butt
Cask number
1894/3
Strength
49.2% ABV, natural
Filtration
None
Colouring
None
Outturn
312 bottles of 70cl
Presentation
Hand-blown crystal decanter, oak case
Certificate
Signed by Hamish Black, Master Distiller
Ledger entry
Glen Ardmore Vol. XXIV, p. 184
Acquisition

£1,200
per decanter.

At time of writing, fewer than ninety bottles remain in the distillery's keeping. We do not allocate by lottery. Bottles are offered first to existing customers of the house, then to direct enquiries in the order received. Once the holding is exhausted, no further bottles will be produced. The cask, drawn, has been retired to the cooperage.

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