Whisky Forum - Ardbeg Distillery is up for sale??

JAB

More rumours.... Ardbeg Distillery is up for sale. Again these are just rumours and nothing has been confirmed...

any one have more info on this or heard rumours?

JAB · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 8:08 pm Post subject:

More rumours Bruichladdich distillery has been sold, see link below

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hetwhiskyforum.nl%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D19%26t%3D1167

Alastair · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:34 pm Post subject:

I had heard rumours earlier this year that ardbeg would be in the hands of diageo by the end of the year but i am not one to gossip. Rolling Eyes

Havent heard anything about the Bruichladdich distillery

Fergie · Master Of Malts Joined: 02 Dec 2006 Posts: 1753

What i heard a while back was diageo wanted to buy LVMH but would not be allowed to buy own Glenmorangie and Ardbeg due to fare competition rules again nothing more than gossip and i dont know if there is anything in it.

Kenny M · Master Of Malts Joined: 21 Apr 2007 Posts: 860

I also had heard rumours that arbeg may change hands, hopefully if it does the price of the 10 year old will come back down to what it should be. Smile

Its the first i have heard bruichladdich has been sold, i guess we will know more tomorrow once these rumours have spread far enough to be confirmed or denied. I couldnt even guess who has bought laddie, if indeed someone has. I would hope it is one of the decent independents such as Douglas Laing who i believe would love to get themselves a distillery or perhaps Ian Macleod.

Gregor · Master Of Malts Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 798

If they have sold bruichladdich i hope they got a good price as they have done a lot of good work their.

Samson · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 11:58 pm Post subject:

so these are 100% confirmed romors Laughing

as Kenny says i guess we will know tomorrow.

Big Mac · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:59 am Post subject:

i had heard rumors that ardbeg could change hands but bruiichladdich is new to me.

Islay Pete · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject:

Looks like the Laddie rumour was nothing but a rumour, read this on twitter:

Andy M · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1220

Its looking like the Ardbeg rumour is nothing more than a rumour also. Still odd that Hans Offringa went public with these rumours on the Dutch forum JAB linked to.

JAB · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 2:52 pm Post subject:

been comfirmed that these rumours a 100% FALSE as stated on the ileach's pages

Samson · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:25 pm Post subject:

i would have been surprised if any of the rumors were true especially the bruichladdich rumor.

Charlie · Master Of Malts Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1413