Jim McEwan reveals Ardnahoe distillery plans

[@sebastiantrivero4603]

Great man, great Master Distiller! slainte Jim! we are very happy seeing you doing what you love and with the same passion! I met you at Bruichladdich Dist. 9 years ago, Hope to see you at Ardnahoe Dist. all the best!!!

[@ersguteratze]

And today, we enjoy the perfect islay beside Port Ellen. The Inaugural Release is amazing.

[@Festvangelist]

Best to you Jim. We’ll be seeing you next September. Cheers

[@ojames68]

Hi JimI was at your distillery last week and it look beautiful.Very smart, very friendly people, amazing view.I can t wait for your brew to be ready for sale.I ll be back for sure. Well done.Olivier . France

[@Shane4Bass]

Great job with Bruichladdich. Good luck with your new project Jim!

[@stihlnz]

I'll be buying some of this for sure Jim, well done that man

[@jeremymoyse]

Visited the site about a month ago - fantastic place, friendly, views to die for and superb cafe. Genuinely good luck (as I sip my self-bottled "Journey").

[@russell3733]

Sounds like Jim McEwan's going to have the time of his life in that beautiful location with all the chief distiller's freedom to craft, shape and contour as he likes. Interesting to hear that the line-up won't be all that different from what Bruichladdich has offered since the turn of the century - I certainly hope that the "maritime" style of malt will continue in this new guise. The idea of introducing a 5ppm "whisperer" is novel for Islay - but then again, why not? It's an ideal way perhaps to attract the non-Islay drinker with just a faint whiff of some warm phenols. And it will provide some competition to the Bunnahabhain and Bruichladdich non-peated malts. I can't wait to see what effect that enormously long lyne arm is going to have in tandem with the old-fashioned worm tubs. I suppose there'll be more copper contact in the lyne arm, but will that lead to more reflux, it being horizontal? I'm guessing a lighter style of new make might result due to the retention of mainly lighter congeners. But then again, there's a host of other factors which may well cancel that out. At any rate, it's great to know there'll be more Jim McEwan whiskies coming onto the market in perhaps five year's time, enriching the wonderful variety Islay already offers.

[@Dashrathlama]

well done laddie!