This peaty whisky is one of Diageo’s ‘Classic Malts’. This Flora & Fauna label features a small bird, a goldcrest, that inhabits the pines around the ruins of Rothes castle, in the vicinity of the distillery. The spirit is by that purified and becomes lighter and more delicate. Today, a novel heat exchanger uses the sea to cool hot process water before returning it to the condensers. It increases the reflux, allowing more copper contact before the spirits enters the condenser. However, Jim Murray, the whisky writer, contends “that the old Caol Ila was much more impressive on the start, with slight Cederwood and pine adding to the fatty complexity, while the new Caol Ila wins hands down on the longer, stronger, oilier finish.” Generally, Caol Ila is considered to be one of the lighter of the Islays combining a peaty nose with distinct floral notes.Ī nearby waterfall originally supplied power for the barley hoists and pressure for the fire hydrants. The new stills were made to mimic the old so that the character of the whisky would be unchanged. (Brown Forman) Bladnoch Distillery Ltd Brewdog plc. Arbikie Distilling Ltd Aurora Brewing Ltd Beam Suntory Ben Nevis Distillery Ltd (Nikka, Asahi Breweries) Benriach Distillery Co. Its modern 1974 replacement trebled the capacity from two stills to six. Condenser Coloring Adelphi Distillery Ltd Amrut Angus Dundee Distillers Annandale Distillery Co. Sadly, today only a solitary warehouse survives from the original Victorian Gothic buildings. Eilean Dhiura slews into its berth at Port Askaig after the short trip across from Jura as Calmacs Finlaggan waits to leave with the 1530 sailing to. The distillery is tucked away near the ferry landing at Port Askaig, the location over a quiet cove was chosen partly because of the water from Loch Nam Ban which still provides its main supply. Caol Ila was built in 1846 by Hector Henderson, a Glasgow businessman. There is a slope from the car park down to the front door but this is not steep.Pronounced ‘cull-eela’, Caol Ila's name comes from the Gaelic name for the Sound of Islay, the stretch of sea separating Islay from Jura and over which the distillery is perched near the ferry landing at Islay’s Port Askaig. There are 3 steps down to the main lounge and these have a handrail. Seaview is an extended one floor cottage. * EV charging not allowed - please click on link for EV charging points
Lounge: Sky TV - DVD - CD player - free Wifi - double bed settee (dining room)īedrooms: 1 x king en-suite - 1 x family en-suite (with double and single bed) - both on ground floor - TVs in both bedroomsīathrooms: Shower over bath in king en-suite - walk in shower in family en-suiteĪdditional information: Linen provided - towels provided - hairdryer - cot & highchair available - landline - 2 dogs allowed by arrangement at £20 per dog per week Hector Henderson went bankrupt a few years after founding Caol Ila, and the subsequent owner, Norman Buchannan, who also owned Isle Of Jura distillery, suffered the same fate in 1863. Kitchen: Electric cooker - fridge - freezer - dishwasher - microwave - coffee maker - cafetiere - electric kettle - toaster - washing machine/condenser drier - iron & ironing board - vacuum cleaner Pronounced ‘cool-eela’, the name is Gaelic for the Sound of Islay, the straight between Islay and the isle of Jura, that the distillery overlooks.
First filling of Macduff new make took place on 30 June 1960. Heating: Oil central heating - electricity included in price* - open fire - fuel for fire included in price Settled near the river Deveron, on the border of the Speyside area, the Macduff distillery has been created by the Glen Deveron Distillers Ltd in 1960. Garden: Securely fenced spacious garden with lawn and shrubs - outside table and chairs - washing line - barbeque - outside tap - pond - private off road parking for 4 cars
Location: 5-10 minutes walk from sea - 5 minutes walk to the nearest shops (Salen) - sea views across Sound of Mull to Morvern