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Updates on our distillery build, whiskies, award wins, new additions to the team, and more.
Does the idea of leading the financial strategy for a dynamic distillery sound right for you? Ardgowan Distillery is on the lookout for a driven and skilled Finance Director to lead the finance function, bringing innovation and expertise to the table. If you’re ready to take on a pivotal role in a thriving business, this may be the opportunity for you.
Read MoreArdgowan Distillery has expanded its team with another industry heavy-hitter, appointing a new Chairman in anticipation of its £20 million ‘cathedral of whisky’ becoming operational at the end of 2024.
With 30 years’ experience founding successful independent distilleries including the Isle of Arran Distillers and The Lakes Distillery, Paul Currie brings an extensive understanding of the whisky industry to state of the art, net-zero designed Ardgowan distillery.
Read MoreArdgowan Distillery has appointed a new Sales and Marketing Director and Production Manager as it begins construction on its ambitious £20 million state of the art ‘cathedral of whisky’.
Read MoreFollowing the commencement of construction at the Distillery site at Bankfoot, Inverkip, we are thrilled to announce that we will be documenting the process of the build in an exclusive series with Whisky Magazine.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that we have broken ground on phase one of our £20 million ‘cathedral of whisky’, Inverclyde’s first zero-carbon whisky distillery.
Inverkeithing based Muir construction will deliver the first build phase which is expected to last 12 months and will see the completion of the distillery’s main production elements, including core groundworks, steelwork, and distillation equipment, enabling us to begin producing its own spirit from 2024.
Read MoreInverclyde’s first zero-carbon whisky distillery, Ardgowan Distillery, has appointed Inverkeithing based Muir Construction to begin the first phase of its £20 million “cathedral of whisky”
The £7m contract is expected to last 12 months and will see the completion of the distillery’s main production elements, enabling Ardgowan to begin producing its own spirit from 2024.
Read MoreA point of endless contention, a discussion topic that has filled many evenings with (mostly) friendly debate, and a question we are asked daily: does adding water to your whisky dilute the flavour, or ‘open up’ the contents for a fuller experience? Dr Kate McAdam gives us a look at the science to help…
Read MoreIf you’ve joined us at a tasting or popped by our stand at a whisky show, you may have heard us talk about the regions the various whiskies in our award-winning blended malts come from - but what does this actually mean for your dram? Our CEO Martin McAdam explains a wee bit more:
Read MoreWell, as you might imagine, any whisky called Scotch must be produced in Scotland. But more than that, as a registered ‘Geographical Indication’ (like Champagne) Scotch Whisky must be produced according to strict regulations set down in law.
To understand this better, our starting point the Scotch Whisky Regulations (SWR) 2009. Here in law is the exact definition of what Scotch Whisky is. According to the SWR, whisky can only be called Scotch if it has been produced at a distillery in Scotland from water and malted barley (to which only whole grains of other cereals may be added). Furthermore…
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that Ardgowan Distillery has signed a £100 million deal with one of Spain’s oldest sherry cask producers to secure a decades long supply of our unique ‘Infinity Casks’ - marking what is believed to be the first unique cask design for the Scottish Whisky industry in more than 100 years.
Read MoreClydebuilt Sailmaker, from Ardgowan Distillery, has just won another award at the World Whiskies Awards 2023. Sailmaker scooped the prize in the first round for Scotland under the category “Blended Malt - No Age Statement”.
It’s another major success for Ardgowan, coming just one week after the distillery was awarded some of the highest marks from the independent taste panel at the Scottish Whisky Awards.
Read MoreAt the 4th annual Scottish Whisky Awards, up against nearly 200 Scotch whiskies which were blind-tasted and involving whiskies from 61 Scottish distilleries and independent bottlers, Ardgowan won 3 Gold Awards – in the ‘Single Malt Under 12 Years Old’, ‘Single Cask 12 Years Old and Under’ and ‘Blended Malt’ categories.
The winning drams were selected and blended by the Ardgowan team led by our master whisky maker, Max McFarlane.
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