Caol Ila


Region Islay
District North Shore
Water source Loch Nam Ban
Neighbours Bunnahabhain
Owner Diageo
Manager Billy Stitchell
Visitor centre April to October:
Monday to Thursday, by appointment only.

Admission price:
Adults : £4.00 (includes a discount voucher which is redeemable in the distillery shop towards the purchase of a 70cl bottle of single malt whisky).
Children: free
Please note that children under 8 years old are not admitted to the production areas.
Address Port Askaig, Islay,
Argyll, PA46 7RL
Phone +44 (0)1496 302 760
Fax +44 (0)1496 302 763
History 1846 : built by Hector Henderson
1857 : bancrupt
1863 : gekocht door Bulloch, Lade & Co
1927 : taken over by The Distillers Company (DCL)
1970 : dismantled
1974 : new buildings in the same style
House Style Oily and smoky, with a seaside tang.
Pronunciation Kah-Lee-La
Meaning Sound of Islay
Capacity per year 3.600.000 litres
Independent Bottler Dewar Rattray
Gordon & MacPhail
Information Contributor to the blended "White Horse".
The distillery is situated on the shores of the Sound, a spot originally chosen in 1846 partly because of the clean water from Loch Nam Ban which still provides its main supply. And even today you can still watch the seals in the Sound from the still room.