Ardnahoe is preparing a new limited edition: the Chairman’s Selection, signed by Stewart Laing himself. The distillery’s founder and chairman has personally composed this bottling, combining sherry and bourbon casks over six years of maturation at 60.2% ABV cask strength. The bottle image shown is a mockup created by our team: Ardnahoe has not yet released official imagery for this release.
Release details
The Chairman’s Selection sits alongside the Manager’s Selection released in summer 2025, but takes a different approach. That release was a single first-fill bourbon cask chosen by distillery manager David Livingstone, bottled at 58.4% ABV across 232 individually numbered bottles. The Chairman’s Selection is a multi-cask composition: the label reads “carefully composed to the specifications of our Founder and Chairman”, setting it apart from a single cask. Bottle count, price and release date have not been announced.
Maturation and casks
Ardnahoe’s core range has worked primarily with ex-bourbon casks. The addition of sherry casks in this limited release brings elements bourbon alone does not: dark fruit, spice, more density on the palate. The label specifies “heavily-peated” and confirms no artificial colouring and no chill-filtration. At 60.2%, the Chairman’s Selection sits just above the Manager’s Selection’s 58.4%.
Ardnahoe has not yet opened orders or shared commercial details. The Manager’s Selection sold out quickly through the distillery’s online shop at £75. Those following limited Islay releases should keep an eye on the distillery’s website in the coming weeks.
