Born from an unprecedented experiment called "Operation Smokescreen," where 100 Committee members from 15 countries participated in a blind tasting of five extreme Ardbeg expressions. Dr. Bill Lumsden and Master Blender Gillian Macdonald analyzed the results in their sensory laboratory, crafting a whisky representing the Committee's diverse preferences. This bespoke 52.2% ABV expression combines Pedro Ximénez sherry-aged whiskies with roasted malt spirit matured in bourbon casks, creating the most personalized Committee bottling in the distillery's history—a fitting tribute to the 200,000 members across 140 countries who have supported Ardbeg for a quarter century.