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Recommended Books Island Series - Islay Guide A small book, loaded with gorgeous colour pictures of this beautiful Island in the Hebrides. Has a useful Information and Places to visit Guide. Includes a map, distillery info and lots more. Landranger Islay Map This map is part of the Landranger (Pink) series and is designed for people who really want to get to know an area. This map makes your Islay Discovery a lot easier and is a must for every visitor of Islay. Walking Islay A guide to the best walking on Scotland's remote Southern Hebrides - Jura, Islay, Colonsay and Oronsay. Jura, Islay and Colonsay offer some of wildest scenery in the British Isles

Opening Hours, Tours and Contact - Tour costs £6 and includes a complimentary Lagavulin tour glass and entry to Caol Ila distillery.

Weekdays: January-April
Mon-Fri 09:00-12:30; Tours 09:30 and 11:15.

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

July-August
Mon-Fri 09:00-19:00; Tours 09:30, 11:15, 14:30, 15:45, 17:15.

November-December
Mon-Fri 09:00-12:30. Tours 09:30 11:15

Saturdays:
April-June: 09:00-12:30 tours 09:30, 11:15
June-October: 09:00-17:00 tours 09:30, 11:15, 14:30, 15:45

Sundays:
July-August: 12:30-16:30; tours 13:00, 14:30

Warehouse Demonstrations - Tuesdays and Thurdays at 10:30. Costs £15 including complimentary Lagavulin whisky glass. Booking advisable but not essential. Parties of 10 or more may enquire for availability out with these times/days. Children under eight are not permitted into production areas.

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: