Ardnahoe Distillery
Ardnahoe Distillery, Port Askaig
Hunter Laing
“We wanted the visitor experience to be at the heart of Ardnahoe. Our family business values and our distillery team, most of whom are islanders and steeped in the whisky industry, offer a warm Islay welcome to all who want to be part of the Ardnahoe journey.”
The £14 million distillery and visitor centre, owned by independent bottler Hunter Laing, is the first to be built on the Scottish island since 2005.
Situated on Islay’s north east coast, close to Bunnahabhain and Caol Ila distilleries and with panoramic views across the Sound of Islay to Jura, Ardnahoe is expected to attract 20,000 visitors each year.
Although the distillery began producing spirit in October 2018, and filled its first cask on 9 November, it officially opened on the 12 April 2019.
Ardnahoe was first granted planning permission in September 2016, with work starting on the site in the same year.
It has created 25 full and part-time jobs across the distillery and visitor centre.
The family-owned company, led by Stewart Laing and his sons Andrew and Scott, selected Islay as the location for its first whisky distillery due to Stewart’s family connections to the island, as well as the growing demand for Islay whisky.
| Client | Hunter Laing |
|---|---|
| Collaborators | ??? |
| Sector | Commercial |
| Years | 2016 - 2019 |
| Location | Ardnahoe, Isle of Islay |
| Statues | Completed |