::: Closed Islay whisky distilleries ::.

Islay is currently home to eight active whisky distilleries. However, there have also been a number of other distilleries that operated on Islay in the past. This part of the website is focussed on those Islay distilleries which have closed.

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:: Closed distilleries ::

Wikipedia article - Closed distilleries

Islay has also been the home of a number of distilleries which are now closed, the most famous being Port Ellen, which operated from 1825 to 1983. There is still a maltings at Port Ellen, which supplies many of the Islay distilleries with malted barley to their individual specifications. In March 2007 Bruichladdich Distillery announced the reopening of the distillery at Port Charlotte (Port Sgioba in Gaelic), which was closed in 1929, and was also known as the Lochindaal Distillery.

  • Achenvoir (pre-1816–1818+), in Argyll
  • Ardenistle (1837–1849) / Kildalton (1849–1852) / Islay (1852–1852), subsumed by Laphroaig 1853
  • Ardmore (1817–1835), taken over by Lagavulin 1837v
  • Daill (1814–1830), ruins on road between Port Askaig & Bridgend
  • Freeport (1847–1847), location unknown
  • Hazelburn (1825–?), uncertain relation to the Hazelburn distillery of Campbeltown
  • Kildalton (1817–1837), merged with Lagavulin
  • Killarow (c.1760–1818) / Bridgend (1818–1822), ruins in village
  • Lochindaal/Port Charlotte/Rhinns (1829–1929), near BruichLaddich
  • Lossit (1821) / Ballygrant (1826–1860), ruins south of the village A846
  • Malt Mill (1908–1960), part of Lagavulin
  • Mulendry (1826–1831), location unknown
  • Newton (1818–1825), ruins immediately south of A846 between Port Askaig & Bridgend
  • Octomore (1816–1852), ruins near Port Charlotte
  • Port Ellen (1825–1929, 1967–1983), large port village of Islay, converted to a malting
  • Scarabus (1817–1818), no evidence of production
  • Tallant (1821–1852), Tallant farm south of Bowmore
  • Torrylin (?–?), may have been on the Isle of Arran

The information above was sourced from Wikipedia on 13 March 2010 and as such islaywhiskies.com can not guarantee the accuracy of the information. If you feel the information is incorrect or needs to be updated; please let me know using the contact details on the contact page.

:: Islay's 'lost' Whisky Distilleries ::

Further information on closed Islay distilleries can be found on the islayinfo.com website at: Islay's "lost" Whisky Distilleries.

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