Ardmore distillery is a favourite with many whisky fans, and its old-school, medium-peated, Speyside-style profile has won the distillery a loyal following of aficionados. Ardmore has long been the backbone of Teacher's blended Scotch whisky, and the distillery’s truly distinctive personality and quality have become more widely renowned since its launch as an official single malt whisky in 2007.

In common with certain other distilleries such as Knockdhu and Glendronach, Ardmore was generally regarded by most whisky fans as a Speyside distillery until the Scotch Whisky Regulations of 2009, when it was officially designated as a Highland distillery due to the lazy, unfortunate decision to define Scotch whisky's borders using regional geopolitical boroughs.