Ardnamurchan - AD/07.21:05 - Single Malt - 46.8%
The Ardnamurchan Distillery is ideally located in Argyll, at the westernmost point of the British mainland, in the heart of the majestic Highlands of Scotland. Legal distillation was previously unknown in this isolated Ardnamurchan peninsula until the independent bottler Adelphi opened its distillery in 2014, marking a historic milestone for the region. However, this is not the first distillery associated with the Adelphi name: the original, founded in 1826 in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, had a rich history, notably under the ownership of Archibald Walker in 1880, who made it the only distiller producing whisky in Scotland, Ireland, and England. By 1887, the distillery was producing over 500,000 gallons of malt and grain whisky annually. Purchased by the Distillers Company Limited (DCL) in 1903, it was unfortunately closed in 1907 following the tragedy known as the "Great Gorbals Disaster": the collapse of a fermentation vat caused a tidal wave of hot alcohol in the nearby street, resulting in one death and many injuries. The site now houses the central mosque of Glasgow. It was Archibald Walker's great-grandson, Jamie Walker, who revived the Adelphi brand as an independent bottler in 1993, with a new chapter begun by the current owners since their acquisition in 2004.
Ardnamurchan Distillery is an exemplary model in terms of ecological commitment and sustainable development. All electricity and heat required for production come from local renewable energy sources. The river supplying the distillery with cooling water is equipped with a hydroelectric generator, while the boiler uses biomass from wood sourced through local forest management. The distillery's overall carbon footprint is exceptionally low, rated at 1. Furthermore, Ardnamurchan valorizes all by-products from the whisky-making process: the energy-rich draff (mash tun residues) is combined with "pot ale" to produce feed for livestock on the peninsula. The very first bottling was launched in 2016, with only 2,500 bottles marketed worldwide and all sold in a single evening, demonstrating the growing enthusiasm for this exceptional Single Malt.
AD/07.21:05 features a unique blend of equal parts (50/50) peated and unpeated Single Malts, carefully matured in ex-Bourbon casks (65%) and ex-Sherry casks (35%), which give this whisky a subtle balance between aromatic power and elegant complexity.
Slightly Peated
