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| Region:Highland | |
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| Location | Kennethmont, Scotland, UK |
| Owner | Suntory Global Spirits |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Status | Operational |
| Water source | Springs on Knockandy Hill |
| No. of stills | 4 wash stills (15,000 each) 4 spirit stills (15,000 each)[1] |
| Capacity | 5,530,000 litres |
| Website | www |
| Ardmore | |
| Type | Single malt |
| Age(s) | Traditional, Triple Wood, Legacy (NAS), 12 years (Port Wood), 25 years, 30 years |
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| ABV | 46%, 40% |
Ardmore distillery is asingle maltScotch whiskydistillery, located in the village ofKennethmont, Scotland. The distillery is owned and operated bySuntory Global Spirits, a subsidiary ofSuntory Holdings ofOsaka, Japan.
The distillery was built in 1898 by William Teacher's son, Adam,[2] to secure fillings for their blend,Teacher's Highland Cream (of which it remains the principal component). Twostills were added in 1955, and four more in 1974, for a total of eight.[2][3] The distillery had its own maltings until the mid-1970s, and its own cooperage until the late 1980s. Until early 2001 it usedcoal to fire the stills.
Ardmore Traditional Cask was the distillery's single malt. It was bottled at 46% ABV, in bottles embossed with an image of a golden eagle. Unlike many single malts, barrier filtering, rather thanchill filtering was used. Ardmore Traditional Cask was superseded by Ardmore Legacy in 2014, with ABV reduced to 40% and chill filtration used. This was a slightly controversial move, as many whisky enthusiasts prefer barrier-only filtration and the higher ABV, both of which help to preserve more of the malt's character and flavour. Ardmore Traditional Cask was re-launched in early 2015 as Ardmore Tradition at 46% ABV, and is now barrier filtered again. Also released since 2015 are Triple Wood and Port Wood expressions, both bottled at 46% ABV and barrier filtered only.[4]
Ardmore has six distillery-bottled whiskies:
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