Islay · Operating distillery
Lagavulin, south coast of Islay
Record status
Operating distillery
A researched directory record, not a recommendation, valuation or cask-specific offer.
Distillery profile
Lagavulin is an operating distillery at Lagavulin on Islay's south coast. Diageo's official Malts site identifies the Lagavulin Islay single malt, and the report records Diageo as owner.
Region
Islay
Locality
Lagavulin, south coast of Islay
Ownership / company
Diageo
Directory note
Lagavulin appears on the SWA current-operating list; Diageo's official Malts site identifies the Lagavulin Islay single malt.
Lagavulin Distillery · process gallery
Lagavulin’s process gallery follows the verified route from washbacks, through the still room, to long maturation in the warehouse.
01 · FERMENTATIONWashbacks hold the fermenting liquid before it moves onward to the still room on Islay.
sebastian.b. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
02 · DISTILLATIONLagavulin’s distinctive copper stills occupy the still room at the heart of the distillation stage.
Ashley Coates · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
03 · MATURATIONRows of casks in the Lagavulin warehouse show the dark, patient stage after distillation.
Stephane Farenga · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0