Ardbeg

On the south coast of Islay. Whisky making here dates back to 1798, with commercial distilling beginning in 1815.

Production stopped in 1981 and ran only at low levels from 1989 to 1996. Glenmorangie plc bought and revived the distillery in 1997, with full production from 1998; it became part of LVMH along with Glenmorangie in 2004.

With just two pot stills, it makes heavily peated whisky; Ten, Uigeadail and Corryvreckan form the core range. In 2011 samples were even sent to the International Space Station for maturation research.