Many beleive that this is one of the oldest distillery sites in Scotland.
In 1816 local farmer and distiller John Johnson founded the first legal distillery here at Lagavulin (pronounced Laga - voolin, after the Gaelic Laggan Mhouillin, " the hollow where the mill is").
Today the four onion-shaped stills are neatly tucked into white washed jumble of buildings by the sea on Islay's rocky southern shore, guarded by the imposing ruin of Dunyvaig Castle.
There's nothing hurried about life on Islay or about the dark, intense, Lagavulin, which receives the slowest distillation of any Islay malt.
Its pungent, smoky and maritime aromas and taste are best appreciated with the addition of a little water.
