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Lagavulin Distillery - (Tours by appointment only)
Guided Tours Monday to Friday - 09:30, 11:15 and 14:30
Open all year round, however restricted during winter months
Closed between Christmas and New Year
Restricted tours at 15:45 on Fridays and 09:30, 11:15 on Saturdays
during summer months.
There is and adult admission charge which includes a discount voucher, redeemable in the distillery shop towards a 70cl bottle of single malt whisky. Children under eight years not admitted to the production areas.
Current owner: Diageo
Distillery Manager: Graham Logie
 rosie.johnston@diageo.com
 + 44 (0) 1496 302730
 + 44 (0) 1496 302733
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.
Related info: Alfred Barnard's visit to Lagavulin Distillery in the 1880s
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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