Ardnamurchan
Ardnamurchan is a distillery in the western Highlands which, like so many other distilleries, can look back on an eventful history. In short: it was founded and operated as early as 1826 by Charles and David Gray in Glasgow. After years of ups and downs, the distillery was finally closed in 1968 and fully dismantled by 1971.
The story of today's distillery begins in 1993 with descendants of the earlier founders. Jamie Walker founded the independent bottler "Adelphi" and sold the company for reasons of age ten years later, in 2007. The new owners, Keith Falconer & Donald Houston, decided to add a distillery of their own to the portfolio: the birth of today's Ardnamurchan Distillery, now located in the western Highlands. Building the distillery brought a few challenges: because of the very narrow access road, for example, the mash tun could only be designed as large as the road allowed at its narrowest point.
Single malt has been flowing from its stills since 2014, and more and more bottlings are seeing the light of day. Ardnamurchan produces both peated and unpeated styles and, according to estimates, produces around 180,000 litres of alcohol a year, although up to 500,000 litres would be possible.
Transparency and sustainability are among the cornerstones of the Ardnamurchan brand. The QR code on every bottle lets you trace the supply chain, including fermentation time and the malt or cask used. The electricity for production comes from hydroelectric generators. The heat comes from a biomass boiler. In addition, all by-products are put to use, for example as cattle feed or fertiliser.
If there is such a thing as a summer whisky, this is it! From now on, AD/The Midgie belongs to summer just like the midges it is named after. As soon as you step outside on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, there is no escaping them. The recipe for the AD/The Midgie bottling is made up of 50% bourbon casks, 48% port casks and 2% sherry casks, from 75% unpeated and 25% peated casks overall. So it is lightly peated and bottled at a solid 48%vol.: a fruity, floral mix of sweet and salty with a hint of smoke and a solid, dry finish.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€78.50 / 1 Litre)
If there is such a thing as a summer whisky, this is it! From now on, AD/The Midgie belongs to summer just like the midges it is named after. As soon as you step outside on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, there is no escaping them. The recipe for the AD/The Midgie bottling is made up of 50% bourbon casks, 48% port casks and 2% sherry casks, all from 75% unpeated and 25% peated casks. So it is lightly smoky and bottled at a solid 48% vol.: a fruity, floral blend of sweet and salty with a hint of smoke and a solid, dry finish.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€78.50 / 1 Litre)
Ardnamurchan is a distillery in the western Highlands with a partly very complex history. It was founded and run as early as 1826 by Charles and David Gray in Glasgow. After years of ups and downs, the distillery was finally closed and dismantled in 1968. The story of today's distillery begins in 1993 with the descendants of the original founders, who decided to become an independent bottler under the Adelphi label. In 2007 they decided to reopen the distillery, only this time it was to be located in the western Highlands. Single malt has been flowing from their stills since 2014, and more and more bottlings are seeing the light of day.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€99.86 / 1 Litre)
This is the first release of the distillery’s “true” 10-year-old. All subsequent bottlings will be based on this recipe. For this, Ardnamurchan used 52% peated and 48% unpeated spirit. The whisky is matured 98% in bourbon barrels, with a final maturation in sherry casks providing the finishing touch. Tasting notes: Nose: coconut and oat biscuits, zesty orange peel, salt and sun-kissed boat deck, autumnal leaves on the bonfire. Strawberry lace and wine gums, fresh mint. Palate: mouth coating, custard creams, vanilla wafer, brine, porridge oats, earthy smoke. Finish: lingering smoke, maritime and warming.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€85.64 / 1 Litre)
The latest batch from the Ardnamurchan distillery, AD/10.22:04
Content: 0.7 Litre (€75.57 / 1 Litre)
This whiskey from the Ardnamurchan Distillery matured in 90% bourbon and 10% sherry casks and was bottled at a cask strength of 58.1%. Tasting Notes: Nose: Coastal peat smoke, vanilla and tangy and bright citrus zest. Palate: Maritime peat, ripe orchard fruit, warm oak and a gentle, warm black pepper spice. Finish: Lingering peat with a subtle seaweed salinity.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€99.86 / 1 Litre)
This bottling is a limited edition whiskey from the Ardnamurchan Distillery, which matured in rum barrels and was bottled at 55%. In total, bottling is limited to 8,334 bottles. Tasting notes: Appearance: Autumn birch leaf, pale but vibrant. Nose: Lemon Italian ice, overripe apricot, dusty hay, heavily salted cashew, vanilla extract, dried banana – fruit-forward but still earthy and rich. Flavour: Candied grapefruit, stracciatella ice cream, red cedar, Kaiserschmarrn, Nerds candy, guava, buttercream icing. Palate: Spritzy and bright up front, medium-long finish.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€118.43 / 1 Litre)
The Ardnamurchan Sherry Cask Release 2025 matured in both PX sherry and Oloroso sherry casks.
Content: 0.7 Litre (€92.79 / 1 Litre)
Ardnamurchan is a distillery in the western Highlands which, like so many other distilleries, can look back on an eventful history. In short: it was founded and operated as early as 1826 by Charles and David Gray in Glasgow. After years of ups and downs, the distillery was finally closed in 1968 and fully dismantled by 1971.
The story of today's distillery begins in 1993 with descendants of the earlier founders. Jamie Walker founded the independent bottler "Adelphi" and sold the company for reasons of age ten years later, in 2007. The new owners, Keith Falconer & Donald Houston, decided to add a distillery of their own to the portfolio: the birth of today's Ardnamurchan Distillery, now located in the western Highlands. Building the distillery brought a few challenges: because of the very narrow access road, for example, the mash tun could only be designed as large as the road allowed at its narrowest point.
Single malt has been flowing from its stills since 2014, and more and more bottlings are seeing the light of day. Ardnamurchan produces both peated and unpeated styles and, according to estimates, produces around 180,000 litres of alcohol a year, although up to 500,000 litres would be possible.
Transparency and sustainability are among the cornerstones of the Ardnamurchan brand. The QR code on every bottle lets you trace the supply chain, including fermentation time and the malt or cask used. The electricity for production comes from hydroelectric generators. The heat comes from a biomass boiler. In addition, all by-products are put to use, for example as cattle feed or fertiliser.