Islay Lagavulin Malt Whisky Distillery. Pictures and distillery tour info

Lagavulin Distillery

Lagavulin Distillery Opening Hours, Tours and Contact

February 16 to March 20
Mon-Fri 13:30 - 16:30. Tour 14:30.

March 23 to October
Mon-Fri 09:00 - 17:00. Tours 09:30 11:15, 14:30 & 15:45.

November to December 4th
Mon-Fri 13:30 - 16:30. Tour 14:30.

Also open: Saturdays April to October 13:30-16:30. Tour 14:30; Easter Sunday 12th April 13:30-16:30. Tour 14:30; December 23rd, 24th, & 28th to 31st 13:30-14:30. Tour 14:30.
Please book to avoid disappointment. Occasionally we need to restrict or modify tours times for operational reasons. Children under eight are welcome, but not admitted to production areas. Special visits available on certain dates. Phone or check our website for details. Tour cost £5 including complimentary whisky glass.

Current owner: Diageo
Distillery Manager: Graham Logie

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Lagavulin History and Distillery Information
Lagavulin Single Malt is characterized by its strong peat flavour and iodine overtones. The iodine flavour tends to divide tasters into love it or hate it groups with no middle ground, and it may not be suitable for new Scotch drinkers. The standard Lagavulin single malt is 16 years old, though they have also released a 12 year old cask strength variety, as well as their Distiller's edition, finished in Pedro-Ximenez casks. Phenol levels running at 40 p.p.m.

Lagavulin is produced by White Horse Distillers which is owned by United Distillers & Vinters which in turn is owned by Diageo plc. Lagavulin was chosen to represent Islay Single Malts in UDV's Classic Malts of Scotland.

The distillery of Lagavulin officially dates from 1816, though records show illicit distillation on the site as far back as 1742. Originally there were two distilleries operating on this site, the first established in 1816 believed to be named "Kildalton" the second in 1817 and named Lagavulin. By 1837 there was only the one distillery "Lagavulin" occupied by Donald Johnston. The still house was rebuilt in 1962 and incorporated the stills of Malt Mill and in 1996 a new mashtun was installed, and automated controls put in place. The visitor centre dates back to 1998 and was established in the buildings that once were the maltings and kiln of Malt Mill.

Bottlings
Here are the most important bottlings of Lagavulin:

Lagavulin 12yo, Cask Strength, Special Release 2003, 57.8 ABV.

Lagavulin 16yo, 43% ABV. The "standard" Lagavulin Malt.

Lagavulin 1979, Double Matured, Distillers Edition, 43% ABV. Finished in Pedro Ximinez sherry casks.

Lagavulin 1979, Murray McDavid Mission Range, 46% ABV.

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Those who discover malt whisky quickly learn that the malts made on the Isle of Islay are some of the wildest and most characterful in the malt-whisky spectrum.