Ardnahoe distillery
{{Short description|Scotch whisky distillery on Islay, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Scottish Distillery
| Name = Ardnahoe distillery
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| Location = Port Askaig
| Owner = Hunter Laing & Company,
| Founded = 2019
| Type = Islay|stills=1 wash still
1 spirit still|capacity=900,000 L|source=Ardnahoe Loch|image=Ardnahoe_Distillery_-_geograph.org.uk_-_5774822.jpg|image_caption=Ardnahoe distillery}}
Ardnahoe distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on Islay, in Scotland.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-47893755| title=Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay officially opens | date=12 April 2019 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://scotchwhisky.com/whiskypedia/12616/ardnahoe/| title=Ardnahoe |publisher=Scotch Whisky.com |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite book |last=Wishart |first=David |date=2020 |title=Whisky Classified. Choosing Single Malts by Flavour |publisher=Pavilion Books |isbn=978-1911595731}}
Location
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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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/dram-good-drinking-from-new-whisky-distilleries-in-scotland/news-story/e3288c3ec746db32f4a3589d1977d920| title=Dram good drinking from new whisky distilleries in Scotland |publisher=The Australian |access-date=26 September 2021}}
History
Plans for the distillery was submitted to Argyll and Bute Council in January 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35364888 | title=Hunter Laing reveals new distillery plan for Islay| date=20 January 2016|publisher=BBC News |access-date=26 September 2021}} By October 2017, the distillery was under construction, with the foundations completed.{{cite web|url=https://foodanddrink.scotsman.com/drink/construction-work-begun-islays-newest-whisky-distillery/| title=Construction work has begun on Islay's newest whisky distillery | date=12 October 2017 |publisher=The Scotsman |access-date=26 September 2021}}
The distillery opened in April 2019 and was the first new whisky distillery to open on Islay for 15 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/article/ardnahoe-distillery-opens-after-12m-investment| title=Ardnahoe Distillery opens after £12m investment |publisher=Scottish Construction News |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17571340.islay-joy-community-celebrates-latest-distillery/| title=Islay joy as community celebrates latest distillery |publisher=The Herald |access-date=26 September 2021}} The distillery was opened by Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. The distillery initially was built with a £12M investment from Hunter Laing & Company, a Scottish family-owned whisky business. The site covers {{convert|4|acre|ha|round=0.5|abbr=off|spell=in}} and the management team is led by Stewart Hunter Laing and his sons Scott and Andrew.
By November 2019, the distillery had welcomed 24,000 visitors and was awarded a five-star grading from VisitScotland.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18009489.visitscotland-gives-five-stars-islays-ardnahoe-distillery/| title=VisitScotland gives five stars to Islay's Ardnahoe Distillery |publisher=The National |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/18220464.glasgow-whisky-firm-hails-impact-maiden-distillery/| title=Glasgow whisky firm hails impact of maiden distillery |publisher=The Herald |access-date=26 September 2021}}
The distillery released its first whisky in summer 2024. It is 5 years old and matured in ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry.{{Cite web |last=patrick_buettgen |date=2024-07-02 |title=Erster Whisky von Ardnahoe in Kürze in Deutschland erhältlich |url=https://captainscotch.de/news/ardnahoe-erster-whisky-launch-deutschland/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=CaptainScotch.de |language=de-DE}}
Facilities
The distillery includes a visitor centre with retail facilities and a whisky bar.
The distillery uses old-style worm tubs in its distillation process, which is unusual for Islay whiskies.{{cite book |last=Jefford |first=Andrew |date=2019 |title=Whisky Island. A Portrait of Islay and Its Whiskies |publisher=Hachette |page=iv |isbn=978-1472262226}}
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Category:Distilleries in Scotland