Ardnamurchan distillery is a
Scotch whisky
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All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distil ...
distillery
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on the
Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan (, gd, Àird nam Murchan: headland of the great seas) is a peninsula in the ward management area of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, noted for being very unspoiled and undisturbed. Its remoteness is accentuated by the main access ...
peninsula of
Lochaber
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in the
Highlands
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,
Scotland
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.
The distillery is considered one of the remotest distilleries in Scotland and takes its name from the peninsula.
The distillery was built and is owned by
Adelphi, an independent bottling company.
History
Plans for the distillery were submitted in 2011 and approved by the local council in April 2012.
The construction began in 2013 and the distillery was completed in May 2014.
Ardnamurchan commenced production in 2014.
The first official whisky of the distillery (meeting the 3-year statutory requirements) was released in 2017.
In 2018, local children were given a charitable gift of Ardnamurchan whisky casks as an investment.
As of 2020, the distillery had filled over 10,000 casks.
Facilities
The distillery is powered by renewable energy to reduce the carbon footprint of the distillery.
It is powered by both
hydro-electric
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power and a large
bio-mass boiler using timber from the nearby Ardnamurchan forest.
The boiler provides heat to the distillery floor maltings.
The distillery draws the water for its whisky production from springs above the distillery and uses the nearby Glenmore river as a source for cooling water.
Products
The distillery produces two styles, peated and unpeated West Highland whiskies.
References
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Distilleries in Scotland
Scottish malt whisky