Ardbeg Distillery was founded officially in 1815. ‘Officially’, as that was the date when the taxman discovered it, as the distillery is in a rather remote location on Islay! It is on the road east from Port Ellen, beyond Laphroaig and Lagavulin. Ardbeg also runs a most wonderful café restaurant in the old kiln, where the barley used to be malted. The chef, Andy Dyke, provides excellent fare, mu
