Founded on Islay’s south coast and situated between Ardbeg and Laphroaig, legal distilling was started at Lagavulin in 1816 by John Johnston but the distillery came into wider public awareness in 1862 when it was bought by John Logan Mackie. His nephew Peter J. Mackie eventually took over the production of Lagavulin, he was regarded as one of the prominent figures in scotch whisky industry in 19th century. Peter created the White Horse blend and co-founded Craigellachie distillery.
The distillery has won various awards internationally for its 16-years-old single malt whisky.
Region: Islay
Area: Isle of Islay / Argyll
Current Owner: Diageo
Founded : 1816
Founder : John Johnstone
No. of wash stills: 2
No. of spirit stills: 2
Capacity (litres): 1,400,000
Website: www.diageo.com
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