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Ardnahoe Distillery, Islay. Please drink responsibly.

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Ardnahoe Distillery
12 days
Our manager, David Livingstone, took a trip out on to Loch Ardnahoe to discover our new bottling. #InfiniteLoch
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Ardnahoe Distillery
3 years
And there we have it! Just after midnight, manager Fraser Hughes drew the first ever dram of Ardnahoe Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
3 years
Only 24 hours until 3 years.
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
The doors have officially opened at Ardnahoe Distillery! Visit our website to book a tour, or give us a call on 01496 840777
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
We think that a light dusting of snow adds something to the view. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
Some remarkable shots from Friday - one of our production operators, Peter, spotted a beached whale near Bruichladdich, and gave it a helping hand to get to deeper waters. Great job Peter! #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 months
We proudly present Ardnahoe Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky Inaugural Release. Launching 10th May 2024.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
2 years
Many congratulations to our founding Master Distiller Jim McEwan on being awarded OBE for services to Scotch Whisky and the Islay community. Richly deserved.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 months
The wait is over. We’re proud to announce that Ardnahoe Single Malt Scotch Whisky is launching 10th May 2024. Stand by for information on how to get your hands on a bottle of our inaugural release. Slàinte Mhath! #ArdnahoeSingleMalt
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
A new year, and a new distillery is on the horizon... #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
As of 10am this morning, we’re back! We’re open every day from 10-5, so come along and have a spot of lunch! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
A view like no other! 😍 #onlyinscotland
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
How it started How it’s going
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Sunrise from the stillhouse this morning, makes those early mornings worth it! 😍
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
The signs are going up now.... #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
We had a small celebration at the distillery on Wednesday to mark the pagoda roof being raised. Stewart Laing braved the heights to "bless" the distillery with single malt! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
The worm tubs now have their wooden cladding...almost ready for business! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
Some cracking shots of the copper coil of our worm tub. The only #Islay distillery with this piece of equipment. #Whisky
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
Meet the Ardnahoe production team. Very soon they’ll be creating the first ever spirit from our stills. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
The first cask of #Ardnahoe spirit was filled into an Oloroso Sherry Butt on 9th November 2018. Now we just need to wait! #Islay #Whisky
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
Thank you to everybody for the kind words and warm wishes! All very much appreciated. We look forward to many years of enhancing your visit to Islay, and eventually providing you with some great drams! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
The Northern Lights made it to Ardnahoe last night @photoislay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
An exciting moment for us - the first ever batch of malted barley has arrived! We’re using it for a test run for the equipment. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
A big day for us at Ardnahoe yesterday - both stills arrived on site! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
A little bit darker and it would be perfect Sherlock Holmes weather. #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
18 months into the maturation process - getting a bit of a tan now! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
There was a rare mild day last week, so we sent the drone up to see our progress from the air. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
Dusk falls on Ardnahoe. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
The worm tubs have made it to the distillery and are now fixed into place. The next job will be connecting them to the stills! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 months
We’re honoured to be the cover story for the 200th issue of @Whisky_Magazine - read all about us in the July edition!
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
Well, that escalated quickly. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Exactly one year ago today Ardnahoe spirit was filled into its first cask. One whole year of maturation, now just a further 2 years before the spirit can officially be called Scotch whisky. 🥃
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Only in Scotland could this be the view from your office! Simply breathtaking. #distilleryworker #visitscotland #onlyinscotland @VisitScotland
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
Our first ever review from @Whiskyfun has dropped and we’ll take it!
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Ardnahoe Distillery
3 years
The most essential piece of kit when working in a cask warehouse in winter.
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
There isn't any glass in the stillhouse windows so things are a bit breezy at the moment, but when distilling starts it'll get very cosy. #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
2 years
Dear @lornaslater , the proposed DRS has many flaws it will be: worse for the environment, limit consumer choice, increase costs and jeopardise Scottish jobs. We urge you to pause and revise the scheme with input from the ‘real industry’. Let’s ensure this DRS works for everyone.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
Two years ago today we filled our first casks of Ardnahoe spirit! Doesn’t time fly... At what age do you think we should bottle our first batch?
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Good Morning! What does the day hold in store for you? #Ardnahoe #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Happy New Year to all! After a well deserved rest, our team at the distillery and visitor centre are back to work today! We'd like to thank you all for your support over the past year, and we cannot wait to see what 2020 has in store for us!
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
We’ve come a long way in two years!
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
We’re pleased to reveal our Fèis Ìle 2024 bottling - our first ever, solely available to visitors to the distillery. 931 individually-numbered bottles, bottled at a natural strength of 59.3%. Priced at £85. This is available at the distillery from Wednesday 29th May at 12pm.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
We've made some reasonable progress in the last 10 days. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Night falls on Islay.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
The tiling is well underway on the pagoda roof! #Islay #Whisky
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
Affixing the neck of the wash still. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
Normally we show photos taken from the right hand side of the distillery, so for a little variety, here is one from the left! #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Privately held casks of Ardnahoe are all stored in the distillery warehouse. Their owners will no doubt be hoping for a good Islay summer to kickstart maturation! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
It isn’t just humans who enjoy the view in front of the distillery! #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
The wash backs are now in production. Finest Oregon Pine 🌲 #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
Soon all the diggers will be gone, and we'll have an uninterrupted view! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
3 years
Nice to get a nice clear view of the Paps today. It certainly can’t be guaranteed!
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
What else is there to do during the long winter nights but make whisky?
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
A big day for everyone connected to Ardnahoe today. Lots of people have played a role over the last 9 years in getting us to where we are today. A moment for all to savour. Let’s enjoy it 😊💪
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Ardnahoe Distillery
8 years
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jim McEwan as our new Production Director.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
We're packed up for the day on site due to the bad weather. Back at it on Monday! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
Many of our Ardnahoe Society members have had a busy morning 😉
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
A very exciting morning as Fraser, our distillery manager samples our heavily peated new make spirit. At 170ppm it is very smokey, with prominent floral and heather notes. #islaywhisky #ardnahoe #heavilypeated
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
The unsung heroes of the last few weeks have been our bottling plant colleagues, who’ve been working hard to get the stock ready. They’ve been celebrating launch day too, well deserved! #Ardnahoe
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
Fraser Hughes is the manager of Ardnahoe. He’s the guv’nor of wormwood tubs. 🤪 #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
We’ve been blessed with some magnificent weather this week on #Islay #feis2018 #FeisIle2018
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
A fantastic shot of our worm tubs overlooking the paps of Jura! 📸: Justine Morton
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
We’re currently packing these bags up for tomorrow, what do think is in them? #F éisÍle
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
When the sun manages to peek through the clouds, Ardnahoe is a different place. #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Winter hasn’t hit Ardnahoe just yet - our stills were basking in the sun earlier this week ☀️
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
A superb photo of a frosty Ardnahoe courtesy of @isleofislay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
1 year
The less well-known side view of the still room. You miss out on the sight of the Paps, but you get the length of the lyne arm. #Islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
A bright and fresh morning today! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
8 years
Our architects have been hard at work finalising the plans for the distillery - here are their latest drawings.
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
A not insignificant piece of equipment arrives on the scene... the spirit safe is now in the still room. #Islay #Ardnahoe
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
A shot taken from the water a day or two ago. We'll be getting a small lick of paint soon. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Even in the middle of the night, you’ll find our stills humming away. #Islay #FeisIle2019
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Here’s hoping the weather looks like this a month from now when the @FeisIle is underway! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
You can probably tell which part of the distillery this will be. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
There aren’t any events scheduled for our balcony, but these seats still might be the hottest ticket of the summer on Islay.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
Hot off the Press: The signage goes up at our Islay House Square location; Grand opening Friday 26th May.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
Hopefully a pot of peated whisky at the end of the rainbow! 🌈 kindly sent in recently by Sophie Davies #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
It’s that time of the morning at the distillery cafe 🤫 🧁
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
We’ve now filled our Private Release 125L bourbon ‘quarter casks’ with peated spirit. Own a unique taste of Ardnahoe:
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded a Five Stat heading from Visit Scotland’s Quality Assurance Scheme! ⭐️
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
Our #FeisIle2019 preparations are well underway for our first ever distillery day tomorrow! Prime spot is next to the worm tubs! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
Our new Ardnahoe passenger van has arrived on #Islay - give us a wave if you see us! #Whisky
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
It seems the ‘60 minutes’ segment on Islay from a few years ago aired again in the U.S. this evening, and gave us a wee mention at the end - so welcome to all our new American followers! 🇺🇸😀
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Ardnahoe Distillery
4 years
We’re recording a Q&A session with distillery manager Fraser Hughes next week - what questions would you like to have put to him?
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
A Friday afternoon throwback. 2 years ago today, our copper pot stills arrived on Islay after a long journey from Speyside Copperworks in the North of Scotland. #throwback #islay
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
We’re in Edinburgh tonight having been nominated for Rural Employer of the Year @ruralawards #SRA2019
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
Our malt bins are sitting at the distillery, waiting to be turned the right way up and put on stilts! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
First piece of distilling equipment is on site. The hot water tanks are in now because they’re too big to put in later. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
On Tuesday when the stills were on their way down from Speyside, we received a few calls from motorists telling us they’d be passing our Glasgow office imminently. A member of staff rushed down and just managed to get this!
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@ardnahoe
Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
The boiler arrived by truck today before gliding gently into place next to the distillery! #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
The water from Loch Ardnahoe doesn't have far to travel before it meets its destiny :) #Islay #Whisky
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
The distillery was busy today, but Loch Ardnahoe was as tranquil as ever #Islay #FeisIle2019
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
There’s nothing quite like seeing that Ardnahoe new make flowing 😍 #whisky #distillery #islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 years
One of our future PX casks undergoing seasoning. It’ll be another 18 odd months before we can even begin to mature any of our spirit in it. #Spain #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
5 months
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen graciously opened Ardnahoe officially in April 2019. It was therefore a great pleasure to have him back this week to present him with a bottle of our Inaugural Release. A wonderful way to start off our Festival activities.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
Ardnahoe by night. #Islay
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A final shot of the site today, this time from the drone #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
A quick visit to #Islay to see the new frame up close. Standing in the stillhouse.
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Ardnahoe Distillery
6 years
A long way down inside the wash backs. #Islay
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Ardnahoe Distillery
7 years
The under appreciated profile view of the site. The warehouse side. #Islay
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