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Whisky has been a table companion for centuries, but not much about the amber liquid has changed through the ages. Vintage insights remain relevant. We've curated some interesting excerpts from older publications that are rather difficult to find in bookstores today.
February 19, 2022
Having examined the heritage of Ardbeg, heard from the people who make the whisky and taken a look at how they make it, it is time now to turn t...
February 19, 2022
Highly valued by blenders, historically Ardbeg has enjoyed a modest but persistent level of support as a single malt, with a steady flow of request...
February 2, 2022
Having met the whisky-makers of Ardbeg it is now time to find out how exactly they go about creating its unique spirit. Although malt whisky i...
February 2, 2022
Ladders to the 2nd floor of the maltings (opposite)
“Allied Distillers was pleased Ardbeg had gone into loving hands," says Dr Bill Lumsden, Gle...
February 1, 2022
One of the key tools in selling Scotch whisky to the world is the image of a lovingly hand-crafted product, made in remote parts of the Highla...
February 1, 2022
During Glenmorangie's ‘second decade’ of Ardbeg ownership, the company's reputation as an excellent guardian of the distillery and its single ...
February 1, 2022
No1 maltings and the peat store which stood where the visitor car park is located, c1975
The creation of Ardbeg Distillery Ltd in January 1959 ...
February 1, 2022
On 22 December 1976, the company Minutes recorded a transfer of shares, giving Hiram Walker total control of the Ardbeg operation. Six months l...
January 31, 2022
By 1902, there were at least 40 homes at Ardbeg with "most of the employees having been born and bred about the place." In July of that year, Alexa...
January 31, 2022
Inevitably, the history of Ardbeg distillery is inextricably linked with the overall development of Scottish distilling, and it is therefore i...
January 8, 2022
Magnus Linklater is the elder son of Eric Linklater. He is a distinguished journalist who was until recently editor of The Scotsman and now contri...
January 8, 2022
Eric Linklater (1899-1974) was one of the twentieth century's most successful novelists. Born of Orkney stock, he lived for lengthy spells on the ...
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