Ardmore distillery is a single malt

Scotch whisky Scotch whisky (; sco, Scots whisky/whiskie, whusk(e)y; often simply called whisky or Scotch) is malt whisky or grain whisky (or a blend of the two), made in Scotland. All Scotch whisky was originally made from malted barley. Commercial distil ...

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, located in the village of

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, Scotland. The distillery is owned and operated by Beam Suntory, an American subsidiary of

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of Osaka, Japan. The distillery was built in 1898 by William Teacher's son, Adam, to secure fillings for their blend,

Teacher's Highland Cream Teacher's Highland Cream is a brand of blended Scotch whisky produced in Glasgow, Scotland, by Beam Suntory, the US-headquartered subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan. The Teacher's Highland Cream brand was registered in 1884. (The lab ...

(of which it remains the principal component). Two stills were added in 1955, and four more in 1974, for a total of eight. The distillery had its own maltings until the mid-1970s, and its own cooperage until the late 1980s. Until early 2001 it used

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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 than chill 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 Ardmore Traditional Cask was superseded by Ardmore Legacy in 2014, with ABV reduced to 40% and chill filtration used.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.

Products

Ardmore has six distillery-bottled whiskies: * Ardmore Traditional (Discontinued from mass market on 2014 and repackaged as travel retail) * Ardmore Legacy (No Age Statement) * Ardmore Tradition (No Age Statement - Travel Retail Exclusive) * Ardmore Triple Wood (No Age Statement) * Ardmore Port Wood Finish (12 Years Old) * Ardmore 25 years old

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Distilleries in Scotland Beam Suntory 1898 establishments in Scotland Scottish malt whisky