Paps of Jura behind a Kilchoman field on a November morning on Islay

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Picture of three distant mountains behind a field in a rolling rural landscape
Paps of Jura behind a Kilchoman field on a November morning on Islay

A view from Kilchoman on a November morning, looking over a field next to Kilchoman distillery (if you look closely you can just make out some chimneys and pagodas). In the distance the famous Paps of Jura.

Port Ellen maltings and distillery warehouses from Kilnaughton beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a modern malting with some old whisky distillery warehouse on a coast
Port Ellen maltings and distillery warehouses from Kilnaughton beach, Isle of Islay

During a November 2025 walk out on Kilnaughton beach, looking across the bay to the Port Ellen maltings and the old Port Ellen distillery warehouses. If you look closely, hidden behind the trees you can just make out the new/rebuilt Port Ellen distillery.

Kilchoman distillery across Loch Gorm in beautiful November afternoon light, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small farm distillery in mild November afternoon light, seen across a freshwater loch
Kilchoman distillery across Loch Gorm in beautiful November afternoon light, Isle of Islay

A view across Loch Gorm on a late November afternoon to Kilchoman farm distillery. The low afternoon sun creates some beautiful mild light over the loch and shore, while the distillery is mostly in the shade