Distilleries / Scotland
Ardmore
Scotland / Highlands · Founded 1898
A distillery in the eastern Highlands that, unusually for the region, still mainly uses peated malt.
History & character
In the village of Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire. It was founded in 1898 by Adam Teacher, son of William Teacher of Teacher's blended Scotch fame.
It remains a key component of Teacher's Highland Cream. Unusually for the Highlands it still uses peated malt, and its stills were coal-fired until early 2001.
It once had its own maltings (until the mid-1970s) and cooperage (until the late 1980s). It is owned by Suntory Global Spirits.
Whiskies from this distillery
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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