Ardnahoe distillery
Ardnahoe distillery
Region: Islay
LocationPort Askaig
OwnerHunter Laing & Company,
Founded2019
Water sourceArdnahoe Loch
No. of stills1 wash still
1 spirit still
Capacity900,000 L

Ardnahoe distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on Islay, in Scotland.[1][2][3]

Location

Loch Ardnahoe and the site of Ardnahoe farm in 2009 (the distillery now occupies the site in the distance).

The distillery is on the north east coast of Islay, located just north of Port Askaig, between the Caol Ila distillery and the Bunnahabhain distillery.[1] The distillery is located between Loch Ardnahoe and the Sound of Islay (Caol Ìle, the narrow strait between Islay and Jura). The name of the distillery and lake translates as the Height of the Hollow in Gaelic.[4]

History

Plans for the distillery was submitted to Argyll and Bute Council in January 2016.[5] By October 2017, the distillery was under construction, with the foundations completed.[6]

The distillery opened in April 2019 and was the first new whisky distillery to open on Islay for 15 years.[1][7][8] The distillery was opened by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen.[7] The distillery initially was built with a £12M investment from Hunter Laing & Company, a Scottish family-owned whisky business.[1][7] The site covers four acres (1.5 hectares) and the management team is led by Stewart Hunter Laing and his sons Scott and Andrew.[9]

By November 2019, the distillery had welcomed 24,000 visitors and was awarded a five-star grading from VisitScotland.[9][10]

Facilities

The distillery includes a visitor centre with retail facilities, a whisky bar and a restaurant.[1][7]

The distillery uses old-style worm tubs in its distillation process, which is unusual for Islay whiskies.[11]

55°52′08″N 6°07′03″W / 55.868985°N 6.117463°W / 55.868985; -6.117463

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay officially opens". BBC News. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Ardnahoe". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ^ Wishart, David (2020). Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour. Pavilion Books. ISBN 978-1911595731.
  4. ^ "Dram good drinking from new whisky distilleries in Scotland". The Australian. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Hunter Laing reveals new distillery plan for Islay". BBC News. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Construction work has begun on Islay's newest whisky distillery". The Scotsman. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "Ardnahoe Distillery opens after £12m investment". Scottish Construction News. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Islay joy as community celebrates latest distillery". The Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  9. ^ a b "VisitScotland gives five stars to Islay's Ardnahoe Distillery". The National. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Glasgow whisky firm hails impact of maiden distillery". The Herald. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. ^ Jefford, Andrew (2019). Whisky Island. A Portrait of Islay and Its Whiskies. Hachette. p. iv. ISBN 978-1472262226.
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