Distilleries · Scottish Highlands
Lagavulin Distillery
Also known as: Taigh-staile Lag a' Mhuilinn
Lagavulin Distillery — Whisky/spirit distillery.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round (indoors)
- Family-friendly
About
Lagavulin Distillery is a working distillery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1816. Opening hours: Mar,Apr-Sep,Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov-Feb Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00. Also known as: Taigh-staile Lag a' Mhuilinn. Wikidata describes it as: "Whisky/spirit distillery.". Coordinates: 55.6355°, -6.1262°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Lagavulin distillery is an Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in the village of Lagavulin on the south of the island of Islay, Scotland. Lagavulin is owned by Diageo, a multinational beverage alcohol company headquartered in London. It was previously marketed under the Classic Malts range of single malts, which is now defunct. The standard bottling is a 16-year-old, bottled at 43% ABV. They also bottle a Distiller's edition, finished in Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks. Alongside these, they regularly release a 12-year-old cask strength version and various older and rarer expressions. The name Lagavulin is an anglicisation of Lag a' Mhuilinn, the Scottish Gaelic for hollow of the mill.
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Background
History
The distillery of Lagavulin officially dates from 1816, when John Johnston and Archibald Campbell Brooks constructed two distilleries on the site. One of them became Lagavulin, taking over the other—which one is not exactly known. Records show illicit distillation in at least ten illegal distilleries on the site as far back as 1742, however. The distillery was run by John Johnston until 1835 at which point the distillery had a valuation of £1,103 9s 8d. (). It was taken over by Alexander Graham who installed his son Walter Graham as the distiller. Walter ran it until 1848 when he moved to Laphroaig and presumably his brother John Crawford Graham took charge. In 1849 improvements were…
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- Coordinates
- 55.6355, -6.1262
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA42 7DZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Established
- 1816
- Opening
- Mar,Apr-Sep,Oct 10:00-17:00; Nov-Feb Mo-Sa 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.malts.com
Sources
- osm: w309854850 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lagavulin distillery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lagavulin Destillery.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lagavulin Distillery?
- Lagavulin Distillery is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA42 7DZ).
- When was Lagavulin Distillery built?
- Built or established in 1816.
- Who owns Lagavulin Distillery?
- Lagavulin Distillery is owned by Diageo.
- How do I get to Lagavulin Distillery?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA42 7DZ. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.