That the Parliament congratulates Ardbeg Distillery on being named the best whisky experience in Scotland in Milroy’s of Soho's Whisky Travel Index; understands that the index scores each whisky experience using 15 different areas of assessment, including the cost of the experience, visitor feedback, variety of experience on offer, the quality of the whisky produced, average whisky review score, tour and tasting experiences on offer, and recent industry award wins; recognises that, in order to achieve the impressive score of 92.2 out of 100, Ardbeg placed in the top five of many of the areas of assessment; further recognises what it sees as the importance of the Scotch whisky industry to the Scottish and UK economies, and appreciates the hard work and dedication of all those involved with Ardbeg Distillery, as well as the wider House of Glenmorangie team within Moet Hennessy/LVMH, to maintain such high standards and success.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Jackson Carlaw, Sharon Dowey, Annabelle Ewing, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Jamie Greene, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, David Torrance, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle