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Iconic Distilleries

Historical profiles of five iconic distilleries, presented for educational purposes.

Rugged coastal landscape on the island of Islay in western Scotland, where the Lagavulin distillery was established in 1816

Scotland

Lagavulin 16

Established on the southern coast of Islay in 1816, on a site associated with illicit distilling for at least a century beforehand.

Founded 1816 · Islay

Green Irish countryside with stone walls and rolling fields, the historic setting of Irish pot still whiskey production

Ireland

Redbreast 12

The leading documented example of Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, a production style developed in Ireland during the nineteenth century.

Founded 1857 · County Cork

Open Highland landscape in Ross-shire, northern Scotland, near the site of the Glenmorangie distillery

Scotland

Glenmorangie 18

Founded in 1843 at Morangie Farm near Tain, and historically notable for the exceptional height of its pot stills.

Founded 1843 · Scottish Highlands