Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast Laggan Bay will become the twelfth whisky distillery on Islay when it opens in 2025. Family-owned Ian Macleod Distillers in partnership with The Islay Boys, have shared an update on the progress of their new single malt whisky distillery , Laggan Bay, on Islay. Laggan Bay is the twelfth whisky distillery on Islay , the Hebridean island famed for its peaty whiskies.
The distillery is under construction and due for completion in 2025, when the first spirit will flow from its handmade copper pot stills. Although full details are still under wraps, Ian Macleod Distillers has ambitious plans for the new distillery. The company’s portfolio includes premium spirits brands Glengoyne, Tamdhu, Edinburgh Gin, and the soon to be re-opened Rosebank.
The new distillery is a partnership with The Islay Boys, whose newly completed brewery sits next to the distillery at Glenegedale, close to Islay’s beautiful Laggan Bay. Leonard Russell, Managing Director at Ian Macleod Distillers Limited, said, “I am delighted to be partnering with my friends, The Islay Boys, to build Laggan Bay distillery. "It’s a very exciting project, which will allow us to offer a brand-new Islay single malt before the end of the decade.
" As part of the company’s commitment to sustainability, The Laggan Bay Distillery will feature wetlands to manage its liquid waste and provide a haven for local wildlife. Ian Ma.