Ardbeggeddon II - Tuesday January 9, 2001

This was the final day of the plowed gathering and only about 8 die-hards remained for the conclusion.  We met for breakfast at 9 am this day then spent a bit of time checking out before reconvening around 10:30 am for the final run at the "embarrassment of riches".  We also spent quite a bit of time filling nips and trading drams we either loved or hadn't had the time to try.  I FOAFed a very interesting handful of my favorites from the previous days.  

These are the finest and most generous people I've ever had the pleasure of getting to know...

The PLOWEDsters Rock!

Here is my final day's dramming log for A2 - 2001, consisting of a good deal of drams I had already tasted but had to revisit one last blissful time [marked with (R)]:

1.  Glen Grant Millenium Malt, 1964, 36 yo, 52.6%, Cadenhead's  (R)
2.  Macallan 1973, 20 yo, 43%,Single Barrel Sherry Cask, Whyte & Whyte (R)
3.  Mortlach 12 yo, 43.4%, older distillery bottling with screw cap (very nice dram)
4.  Linkwood, 10/84-6/96, 11 yo, 59.5%, Glenhaven (R)
5.  Brora 1977, 21 yo, 56.9%, Rare Malts
6.  Highland Park 1977, 21 yo, 52.9%, Scott's Selection 
7.  Port Ellen1980, 15 yo, 40%, G&M
8.  Knockdhu 1974, 40%, Spirit of Scotland
9.  Cardhu, 4/26/74-8/2/00, 26 yo, Butt 3610, 50.3% (another stunner!)
10.  Ardmore, 7/65 - 3/84, 46%, Cadenhead's Dumpy Bottle (R)
11.  Talisker, 7/79-6/98, 61.6%, Cadenhead's
12.  Longrow, 25 yo, 1974, 46% (R)
13.  Brora, 3/31/81-7/19/99, 18 yo, Cask 570, Signatory
14.  Old Dundee 25 yo (Blended - mostly Springbank), 43% (Stunning!)
15.  Tamdhu, 12 yo, Cask No. 9048, 59.5%, Adelphi (WOW - another stunner!)
16.  Longmorn 1969, 30 yo, Cask 4255, 55.9%, Adelphi (R)
17.  Clynelish, 1972, 22 yo, 58.9%, Rare Malts (R) 
18.  Clynelish 6/30/84-1/97, 12 yo, Casks 95/1087/27, 43%, Signatory
19.  Campbeltown 1977, 11 yo, 56%, Society of Scotch Malt Connoisseurs
20.  Millburn, 10/3-9/97, 13 yo, 58.8%, Cadenhead's
21.  Clynelish, 1972, 22 yo, 58.9%, Rare Malts (R) 
22.  Local Barley - lipped drirectly from the bottle in "loco" communal style as the last "on-site" dram (and to kill the bottle).

This was it - we said our goodbyes to the remaining A2 survivors, MOK and Don, took a final set of pictures and headed to the airport around 11 pm.  By midnight we were in the air and flying back to New England.  ...but let's skip the post Ardbeggeddon red-eye, eh Loco?

A2 was over and we were quite satisfied.  Let's do it again next year y'all!

Slainte' mhor! 

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