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The Islay
Boys, Mackay Smith and Donald MacKenzie,
announce plans for Laggan Bay Distillery
on Islay.
Plans have been approved by Argyll
and Bute Council for the construction of
Laggan Bay Distillery on the Isle of
Islay, which once
constructed and up and running will bring the number of
distilleries producing whisky on the
Isle of Islay up to 12.
The folks behind the new Laggan Bay
Distillery is 'The Islay Boys', Mackay
Smith and Donald MacKenzie and as part
of the project they have announced a
partnership with family-owned Ian
Macleod Distillers Ltd to help bring the
project to fruition.
Leonard Russell, chairman of Ian Macleod
Distillers Ltd, said: "I have known and
worked with the Islay Boys for a long
time, and I’m delighted to be able to
bring our long experience in creating
quality scotch single malts to the
Laggan Bay Distillery project."
The application allows the firm to
advance with plans to build a distillery
building to house a traditional,
double-distillation Islay whisky, along
with a building to house a brewkit for
Islay Ales.
The distillery and brewery site covers
around two hectares, just opposite
Islay’s airport in the centre of Islay,
and is situated less than a mile from
Islay’s longest beach, the Big Strand in
Laggan Bay, from which the distillery
takes its name.
Mackay Smith and Donald MacKenzie both
hail from the Rhinns peninsula on
Islay’s west coast and launched their
independent Scotch Whisky bottling
company which some of you may be
familiar with, The Islay Boys Ltd, in
2016. They offer a range of both Blended
and Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under
their Flatnöse, Barelegs, and Picti
brands. The Islay Boys Ltd purchased
Islay Ales Co Ltd, Islay’s only brewery,
in 2018 and have since comprehensively
revamped the beer styles and branding,
to the enjoyment of locals and tourists
alike.
It may be some time before you get the
chance to taste some Laggan Bay whisky
but while you wait you will find a great
selection of Islay single malt whiskies
available from specialist online whisky
retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of
Malt
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