Ardbeg Distillery

The Lagavulin distillery was built a year after neighbours Laphroaig and Ardbeg and almost a century before the Malt Mill distillery was erected on the grounds of Lagavulin. Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky has been made in a picturesque huddle of buildings on Lagavulin Bay. Perhaps the most beautifully situated of distilleries, Lagavulin makes arguably the most intensely flavoured, smoky Read more...

There are 3 main ingredients for making Laphroaig – Barley, Water, and Yeast, but the secret ingredient is the people. Laphroaig (La-froyg) is the story of a community. An uncompromising, tough and determined group of people who work to ensure that this defining whisky has always remained true to its origins. These origins can be found in Islay itself – Read more...

Port Ellen Distillery used was founded in 1825. It continued in production throughout the 1970s and was closed in 1983. Stocks of Port Ellen whisky are now owned by Diageo; due to the closing of the distillery, its whisky is becoming more and more collectable. Author: Caroline Porsiel Read more...

Bowmore is the First Islay Single Malt, we’ve been making Bowmore here since 1779. Bowmore’s famous No 1 vaults hold some of the World’s most revered spirit slowly maturing within the thick walls with the Atlantic waves crashing against them. Author: Caroline Porsiel Read more...

The award-winning brewery on the Hebridean Isle of Islay. Author: Caroline Porsiel Read more...

We are Progressive Hebridean Distillers. Our aim is to create the most thought provoking whisky possible. We believe in terroir and in a wholly natural product, un-chill filtered and colouring free, hand crafted and bottled at our distillery in Islay. Author: Caroline Porsiel Read more...

Jura distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on the island of Jura in the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland. The distillery is owned by Whyte and Mackay, which in turn is owned by Philippines-based Emperador Inc.. In 2006, the Isle of Jura Distillery received a Gold Quality Award from the international quality institute Monde Selection. The distillery Read more...

Nestled in a hidden cove near Port Askaig, the Caol Ila (pronounced ‘Cull Eela’) distillery sent its whisky to market by sea for over a hundred years. Author: Caroline Porsiel Read more...