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Half a mile west of Kilchoman lies the spectacular, yet treacherous, Machir Bay.  The western coastline of Islay is one of the most exposed areas of the island, with nothing but the North Atlantic between it and Newfoundland.  It was here, in Machir Bay and the waters around Islay that in 1918 troopships the SS […]

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DISTILLERY NEWS, NEW RELEASES

Here they are ladies and gents, our first limited editions of the year; 2018 editions of Loch Gorm and Port Cask Matured, if they aren’t on the shelves of your local shop then they are on the way (unless they’ve sold out already…). This is the second Port Cask Matured expression we’ve released, the first, […]

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DISTILLERY NEWS

The new kiln and malt floor are now complete and the first batch of malt is due to be steeped and spread on the floor next week. The new buildings, situated opposite the still house, are over twice the size of the original malt floor and kiln which were built when the distillery was established […]

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Sanaig has been awarded 95 points in this year’s Ultimate Spirits Challenge, a great result which puts Sanaig in the Extraordinary, Ultimate Recommendation category. The score follows Machir Bay’s 95 points in last year’s competition; a nice run of results for our two core expressions. Machir Bay and Sanaig are both a combination of bourbon […]

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