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==History==
==History==
The distillery was begun by Andrew Rankin, a Master whisky blender at Ardross mains farm in December 2015.<ref name="FT"/> The entire distillery project, including a bonded warehouse outside Glasgow cost approximately £50 million.<ref name="FT"/> Planning approval was granted for the distillery in February 2017.<ref name="SW">{{Cite web |title=ARDROSS DISTILLERY GETS PLANNING APPROVAL |url=https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/12962/ardross-distillery-gets-planning-approval/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Scotch Whisky.com}}</ref><ref name="SB">{{Cite web |title=Ardross distillery gets go-ahead |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/02/plans-for-ardross-distillery-approved/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=The Spirits Business}}</ref><ref name="P&J">{{Cite web |title=Plans submitted for new whisky distillery and tasting lodge in Ross-shire |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/1092040/plans-submitted-for-new-whisky-distillery-and-tasting-lodge-in-ross-shire/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Press and Journal}}</ref> Building work began in November 2017 across a 50 acre site.<ref name="SW2">{{Cite web |title=BUILDING BEGINS ON £15M ARDROSS DISTILLERY|url=https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/16850/building-begins-on-15m-ardross-distillery/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Scotch Whisky.com}}</ref><ref name="RJ">{{Cite web |title=Ardross looks for conditions on construction of new distillery|url=https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ardross-looks-for-conditions-on-construction-of-new-distillery-175045/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Ross-shire Journal}}</ref> The building work included restoration of the existing 19th century buildings as well as building new distillation facilities.<ref name="National"/>
The distillery was begun by Andrew Rankin, a Master whisky blender at Ardross mains farm in December 2015.<ref name="FT"/> The entire distillery project, including a bonded warehouse outside Glasgow cost approximately £50 million.<ref name="FT"/> Planning approval was granted for the distillery in February 2017.<ref name="SW">{{Cite web |title=ARDROSS DISTILLERY GETS PLANNING APPROVAL |url=https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/12962/ardross-distillery-gets-planning-approval/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Scotch Whisky.com}}</ref><ref name="SB">{{Cite web |title=Ardross distillery gets go-ahead |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/02/plans-for-ardross-distillery-approved/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=The Spirits Business}}</ref><ref name="P&J">{{Cite web |title=Plans submitted for new whisky distillery and tasting lodge in Ross-shire |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/1092040/plans-submitted-for-new-whisky-distillery-and-tasting-lodge-in-ross-shire/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Press and Journal}}</ref> Building work began in November 2017 across a 50 acre site.<ref name="SW2">{{Cite web |title=BUILDING BEGINS ON £15M ARDROSS DISTILLERY|url=https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/latest-news/16850/building-begins-on-15m-ardross-distillery/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Scotch Whisky.com}}</ref><ref name="RJ">{{Cite web |title=Ardross looks for conditions on construction of new distillery|url=https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ardross-looks-for-conditions-on-construction-of-new-distillery-175045/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=Ross-shire Journal}}</ref> The building work included restoration of the existing 19th century buildings as well as building new distillation facilities.<ref name="National"/>

In December 2021, new make spirit from the distillery became the first-ever new make spirit to be auctioned in cask at [[Christie's]] auction house.<ref name="WhiskyMag">{{Cite web |title=Drams under the hammer: January 2022 |url=https://whiskymag.com/articles/drams-under-the-hammer-january-2022/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=WhiskyMag}}</ref><ref name="DrinksBusiness">{{Cite web |title=Christie’s presents rare Springbank 1919 in December sale |url=https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/11/christies-to-launch-rare-spirits-sale/ |access-date=28 May 2024 |publisher=WhiskyMag}}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==

Revision as of 22:03, 28 May 2024

Ardross is a Scotch whisky and Gin distillery in Ardross, Highland, Scotland.[1][2][3]

History

The distillery was begun by Andrew Rankin, a Master whisky blender at Ardross mains farm in December 2015.[2] The entire distillery project, including a bonded warehouse outside Glasgow cost approximately £50 million.[2] Planning approval was granted for the distillery in February 2017.[4][5][6] Building work began in November 2017 across a 50 acre site.[7][8] The building work included restoration of the existing 19th century buildings as well as building new distillation facilities.[3]

In December 2021, new make spirit from the distillery became the first-ever new make spirit to be auctioned in cask at Christie's auction house.[9][10]

Production

Water for the whisky comes from nearby Loch Dubh.[2]

Whisky production commenced in late 2019.[2] The distillery also began producing a gin 'Theodore' with a Picts theme in Autumn 2019.[11]

References

  1. ^ Maclean, Charles (2022). Whiskypedia. A Gazetteer of Scotch Whisky. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 978-1780278056.
  2. ^ a b c d e "'Where in the world can you get a whisky like this?'". The Financial Times. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Andy Gemmell's Drinks Cabinet: Ardross Distillery, Inverness". The National. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "ARDROSS DISTILLERY GETS PLANNING APPROVAL". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Ardross distillery gets go-ahead". The Spirits Business. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Plans submitted for new whisky distillery and tasting lodge in Ross-shire". Press and Journal. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "BUILDING BEGINS ON £15M ARDROSS DISTILLERY". Scotch Whisky.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Ardross looks for conditions on construction of new distillery". Ross-shire Journal. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Drams under the hammer: January 2022". WhiskyMag. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Christie's presents rare Springbank 1919 in December sale". WhiskyMag. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Greenwood Distillers reveals first Ardross Distillery release". Drinks Retailing News. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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