Caol Ila Distillery

Almost a year ago plans were approved and work began on the development of Diageo’s £150million whisky tourism venture. Part of the expansion includes a new state of the art visitor centre at the Caol Ila distillery. One of the warehouses is being turned into the Islay home of Diageo’s infamous blended Scotch brand, Johnnie …

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The History In 1846 Hector Henderson built a small distillery on a bay next to Port Askaig, on the northeast coast of Islay. The name Caol Ila was given to the distillery which means ‘Sound of Islay’ in Gaelic. The ‘Sound of Islay’ is the stretch of water the distillery overlooks. A then small distillery …

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