We already mentioned it here in oktober, but now the label has appeared in the TTB database so we can be 100% sure. Ardbeg An Oa will be released soon.
It is a vatting of different cask types, including (but not limited to?) new charred oak , PX sherry oak and first-fill bourbon casks . They claim Ardbeg An Oa (pronounced ‘an oh’) is well rounded because it spent some time in a gathering vat.
Bottled at 46,6%, it will become a new standard expression that is permanently available. Here’s a promo video of the new Ardbeg (now deleted)
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Läs mer https://www.whiskynotes.be/2017/ardbeg/new-ardbeg-an-oa/