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Ardbeg Scotch Whisky Distillery

Ardbeg Distillery, Port Ellen, Isle of Islay PA42 7EB
Tel: +44 (0)1496 302244 Fax: +44 (0)1496 302040

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Ardbeg Distillery General Information

Current Owners	Glenmorangie plc
Location	Islay
Water source	Lochs Arinambeast & Uigidale
Stills	1 x wash still and 1 x spirit still
Capacity per year	1,000,000 Litres
Status	Active/Producing

Ardbeg Distillery History

1794	Records of distillery taking place at Ardbeg
1815	Current distillery founded by the MacDougall family
1817	Distillery fully operational
1959	Ardbeg Distillery Ltd created
1977	Acquired by Hiram Walker
1981	Closed
1989	Taken over by Allied Distillers and production recommenced
1996	Closed in July
1997	Acquired by Glenmorangie plc
1998	New visitor's centre opened

Ardbeg Distillery Comments

Original distillery was run by smugglers, prior to the McDougall family!

No longer malts it's own barley and buys in what is considered to be the most heavily peated malt in Scotland

Ardbeg Distillery Bottlings

Ardbeg 10 Year Old

Ardbeg 17 Year Old

Ardbeg 1975 Vintage

Ardbeg Provence (1974 Vintage)

Ardbeg Distillery Independent Bottlings

Blackadder International

Cadenheads 's

Old Malt Cask (Douglas Laing)

McGibbons Provenance (Douglas Laing)

Ardbeg Distillery Distillery Awards

1998 Distillery of the Year (awarded by "Malt Advocate")

Ardbeg 1975 Vintage - Gold medal at 2000 International Spirits Challenge

Ardbeg Distillery Visitor Centre Information

Open All Year	Mon-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm
June-August	Mon-Sun: 10:00am-5:00pm
Comments	Regular Tours from 10:30am. Last full Tour 1530 (Or by appointment). Maximum 10 per group. Pre-booking advisable. Please note the Distillery will be closed during the Christmas Holiday Period.

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